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    公开(公告)号:FR2335909A1

    公开(公告)日:1977-07-15

    申请号:FR7634520

    申请日:1976-11-08

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An improved method of operating a monolithic memory together with novel and efficient circuitry for practicing said improved method is disclosed. In a bipolar transistor store, or monolithic memory, in accordance with the invention, a very low current (first level) flows from the load elements to the internal cell nodes in the stand-by mode. During the initial portion of a read cycle, current flows from the bit lines to the cell nodes, in addition to the stand-by current (second level). In the recovery period of the read cycle or write cycle a short pulse is added to the stand-by current (third level), thereby reducing the recovery time. The practice of the invention provides a monolithic memory having minimal power requirements and a substantially reduced cycle time.

    IMPROVED MONOLITHIC MATRIX MEMORY

    公开(公告)号:GB1291795A

    公开(公告)日:1972-10-04

    申请号:GB2859871

    申请日:1971-06-18

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: 1291795 Transistor memory cells INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 18 June 1971 [14 July 1970] 28598/71 Addition to 1253763 Heading H3T [Also in Division G4] A bi-stable memory cell Fig. 1 having a pair of load transistors 10, 11 of complementary type to that of a cross-coupled pair T1, T2 as in the parent Specification, has the emitter regions of T1, T2 common with those of a similar cell in the next row, these transistors being formed in this region which acts as a common Z-select line for the two rows. For three dimensional storage, X and Y select lines are also provided, selection being by making X and Z high and Y low. Reading and writing is effected through further transistors T3 T4 whose emitters are connected to bit lines B 1 , B 0 ; these connect to a differential amplifier for reading, and receive different level signals when writing to draw different currents through T10, T11 land thereby differently vary the collector potentials thereof, so setting the bi-stable to a corresponding state. An integrated cell (25, Fig. 3, not shown) has an N region (Z1) forming the emitters of T1, T2, and also forming the same emitters of the adjacent (lower) cell, P diffusions for the bases of T1, T2 and N+ diffusions for their collectors. The base regions of T10, T11 are formed by another N region (Y1) which has a P diffusion connected to X line (X1 ) to form the emitters of T10, T11 of this and the adjacent (upper) cell. L-shaped P diffusions form the collectors of T10, T11 The collectors, bases and emitters of T3, T4 are formed by the N region (Y1), the L-shaped diffusions, and further N+ diffusions therein, respectively.

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