Static random access memory cell with improved stability
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAzeez Bhavnagarwala, Stephen V. Kosonocky, Sampath Purushothaman, Kenneth P. Rodbell
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAzeez Bhavnagarwala, Stephen V. Kosonocky, Sampath Purushothaman, Kenneth P. Rodbell
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A memory cell comprises a wordline, a first digital inverter with a first input and a first output, and a second digital inverter with a second input and a second output. Moreover, the memory cell further comprises a first feedback connection connecting the first output to the second input, and a second feedback connection connecting the second output to the first input. The first feedback connection comprises a first resistive element and the second feedback connection comprises a second resistive element. What is more, each digital inverter has an associated capacitance. The memory cell is configured such that reading the memory cell includes applying a read voltage pulse to the wordline. In addition, the first and second resistive elements are configured such that the first and second feedback connections have resistance-capacitance induced delays longer than the applied read voltage pulse.
A memory cell comprising:
An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of memory cells, at least one of the plurality of memory cells comprising:
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