Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adaptive data-retention-voltage regulating system for SRAM
- Patent Title (中): 用于SRAM的自适应数据保持电压调节系统
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Application No.: US14334690Application Date: 2014-07-18
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Publication No.: US09123436B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Lih-Yih Chiou , Chi-Ray Huang , Kuan-Lin Wu
- Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: TW Tainan
- Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
- Current Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
- Current Assignee Address: TW Tainan
- Agency: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
- Priority: TW102134995A 20130927
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; G11C11/417 ; G06F1/26

Abstract:
An adaptive data-retention-voltage regulating system for static random-access memory (SRAMs) is revealed. The system includes a power supply unit, a data-retention-voltage (DRV) monitor cell for monitoring static noise margin (SNM) of SRAM, a data loss detector for generating a data loss signal, and a dynamic regulating controller that receives the data loss signal for generating a refresh signal and a switch signal. The DVR monitor cell consists of a DRV monitor circuit mounted with a plurality of memory cells, a reset signal generating circuit for resetting the DRV monitor circuit, and an adaptive variation control circuit that generates noise bias according to leakage current to adjust reaction speed of the DRV monitor circuit correspondingly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150092477A1 ADAPTIVE DATA-RETENTION-VOLTAGE REGULATING SYSTEM FOR SRAM Public/Granted day:2015-04-02
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