Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Volatile memory elements with soft error upset immunity
- Patent Title (中): 易失性记忆元件,具有柔软的错误不耐受性
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Application No.: US12571143Application Date: 2009-09-30
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Publication No.: US08355292B2Publication Date: 2013-01-15
- Inventor: Yanzhong Xu , Jeffrey T. Watt
- Applicant: Yanzhong Xu , Jeffrey T. Watt
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; Jason Tsai
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14

Abstract:
Memory elements are provided that exhibit immunity to soft error upset events when subjected to high-energy atomic particle strikes. The memory elements may each have ten transistors. To overcome difficulties in writing data into the memory elements, signal strengths for one or more of the signals provided to the array may be adjusted. There may be two positive power supply voltages that are used in powering each memory element. One of the power supply voltages may be temporarily lowered relative to the other power supply voltage to enhance write margin during data loading operations. Other signal strengths that may be adjusted in this way include other power supply signals, data signal levels, address and clear signal magnitudes, and ground signal strengths. Adjustable power supply circuitry and data read-write control circuitry may be used in making these signal strength adjustments.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100080033A1 VOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENTS WITH SOFT ERROR UPSET IMMUNITY Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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