Abstract:
The amplifier increases the bit signal magnitude in the word line, and reduces the power consumption of memory core. The amplifier includes a sense amplifier of DRAM cell which prevecns the information destruction by rearrayment of amplifying signal, the 1st interruption transistor(MPL) which electrically isolates an 1/2 Vdd power line from a storage capacitor(CS) by control signal(PL), the 2nd transistor(MTPL) which electrically isolates the storage capacitor(CS) from the sense amplifier, and the 3rd and 4th transistors(MSM,MSN) which electrically connect to the 2nd input terminal(1D) and bit lines(BL,/BL).
Abstract:
The sense amplifier for use in a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is disclosed. In a DRAM having a precharging and equalizing circuit for precharging and equalizing first and second bit lines, an NMOS latch connected to a first NMOS transistor of a first conductivity, and a PMOS latch, the sense amplifier includes a second NMOS transistor of a first conductivity having a drain and a source connected between the first NMOS transistor and a ground voltage, and a bipolar transistor having a base connected to a connection node between the first and second NMOS transistors, an emitter (or collector) connected to the ground voltage and a collector (or emitter) connected to a connection node between the first NMOS transistor and the NMOS latch. Thus, a stable limited voltage swing operation is obtained.
Abstract:
COSA for FIFO comprising first and second subarray (Subarray 1, Subarray 2) including a plurality of unit memory cells consisting of writing access transistor (TR1), saving capacitor (C) and reading access transistor (TR5), a plurality of writing beat lines (In0 - In7) and a plurality of writing word lines (WWL-0 - WWL-X) connected to each of said unit memory cells and writing column address selecting line, characterized in that the FIFO memory comprises a plurality of data latches saving data input from said writing beat line by SAN signal which is activated at the same time with the writing column address selecting signal and connected to the beat lines (In0 - In7) and a data drive which drives the data latches by said SAN signal to enable concurrent I/O at the same address.
Abstract:
본 발명은 FIFO(First-In First- Out)메모리 구조에 관한 것으로 정보손실 없이 동시에 동일 번지에서 읽기/쓰기 동작을 수행하는 COSA(Concurrent I/O Operation at the Same Address)메모리에 관한 것이다. 본발명은 제1및 제2서브러에이(제3도 참조)를 포함하는 FIFO메모리에 있어서, 각각의 비트라인(In0-On7)에 점속되고 쓰기열전번지선택 신호와 동시에 활성화 되는 SAN 신호에 의해 상기 각각의 쓰기비트라인으로 부터 입력되는 데이타를 저장하는 복수의 데이타 래치부(10)들과, 상기 SAN 신호에 의해 상기 데이타 래치부(10)들을 구동시키는 데이타 구동부(20)를 포함하여 제2서브어레이의 1열번지가 쓰기동작을 시작함과 동시에 제1서브어레이의 쓰기워드라인(WWL)이 활성화 되어 동일번지에서 비동기적인 동시 입ㆍ출력 동작이 수행될 수 있다.
Abstract:
The sense amplifier amplifies data read in a memory cell by sensing and amplifying a minute voltage difference between a pair of bitlines when the DRAM is driven by a low voltage. The amplifier comprises : 1st/2nd tranasistors(Q1,Q2) equalizing a pair of the bitlines(BIT,BIT_); a 3rd transistor(Q4) controlling the movement of the charge between the bitline(BIT) and a memory cell capacitor(CS); a 4th transistor(Q11) cutting off a plate capacitor(CPL) from a free charge voltage source; a 5th transistor(Q16) receiving a signal(TE) for selecting the bitline(BIT) as a gate node; a 6th transistor(Q17) receiving a signal(TO) for selecting the bitline(BIT_) as a gate node; an amplification means(10) performing a full down sense amplification according to the voltage difference between the bitlines; a 7th transistor(Q12) making the amplication means(10) electrically connected or disconnected to the plate capacitor(CPL).
Abstract:
The memory array structure of DRAM comprises a first memory array region, a second memory array region, a plurality of bit line pairs connected to the memory cells of the first and second memory array regions, a plurality of word lines, a plurality of sense amplifiers for sensing/amplifying the voltage difference between two bit lines, a plurality of P latches connected between bit line pairs of the first memory array region, a plurality of first equalizers for precharging the bit line pair to 1/2VDD voltage according to a first equalizer signal, a plurality of N latches connected between bit line pairs of the second memory array region, a plurality of second equalizers for precharging the bit line pair to 1/2VDD voltage according to a second equalizer signal, a plurality of barrier transistors for equalizing the bit line voltage of the first and second memory regions according to the pull-up of the first and second control signals or the third and fourth control signals.