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Dynamic control of back gate bias in a FinFET SRAM cell

US7681628B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2006
Grant dateMar 23, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/412
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides dynamic control of back gate bias on pull-up pFETs in a FinFET SRAM cell. A method according to the present invention includes providing a bias voltage to a back gate of at least one transistor in the SRAM cell, and dynamically controlling the bias voltage based on an operational mode (e.g., Read, Half-Select, Write, Standby) of the SRAM cell.

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