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Semiconductor integrated circuit device

US7113421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2005
Grant dateSep 26, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B10/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device provided with an SRAM that satisfies the requirements for both the SNM and the write margin with a low supply voltage. The semiconductor integrated circuit device include: multiple static memory cells provided in correspondence with multiple word lines and multiple complimentary bit lines; multiple memory cell power supply lines that each supply an operational voltage to each of the multiple memory cells connected to the multiple complimentary bit lines each; multiple power supply circuits comprised of resistive units that each supply a power supply voltage to the memory cell power supply lines each; and a pre-charge circuit that supplies a pre-charge voltage corresponding to the power supply voltage to the complimentary bit lines, wherein the memory cell power supply lines are made to have coupling capacitances to thereby transmit a write signal on corresponding complimentary bit lines.

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