Vertical bipolar SRAM cell, array and system, and a method for making the cell and the array
US6187618A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/406
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An SRAM memory cell is provided in which a pair of cross-coupled n-type MOS pull-down transistors are coupled to respective parasitically formed bipolar pull-up transistors. The memory cell is formed within a semiconductor layer which extends over a buried layer. The bipolar transistors are formed parasitically from the buried layer and the semiconductor layer used to form the pull-down transistors. The bases of the bipolar transistors may also be dynamically controlled. An SRAM memory array having a plurality of such memory cells and a computer system incorporating the SRAM memory array are also provided.
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