Volatile/non-volatile SRAM device

An apparatus comprising:

• a static random access memory (SRAM) storage element;
• and
• control circuitry coupled to the SRAM storage element, the control circuitry configured to program a value to the SRAM storage element prior to a power-down event, the control circuitry further configured, in response to a power-on event at the SRAM storage element after the power-down event, to increase a supply voltage of the SRAM storage element and to sense a state of the SRAM storage element to determine the value programmed to the SRAM storage element prior to the power-down event.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for accessing a static random access memory (SRAM) storage element;
• and
• means for programming a value to the SRAM storage element prior to a power-down event, for increasing a supply voltage of the SRAM storage element in response to a power-on event at the SRAM storage element after the power-down event, and for sensing a state of the SRAM storage element after increasing the supply voltage to determine the value programmed to the SRAM storage element prior to the power-down event.