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Circuit and method for controlling leakage current in random access memory element

A random access memory, memory cell technology, applied in static memory, digital memory information, information storage, etc., can solve the problem that the leakage current of the bit line cannot be completely eliminated.

Active Publication Date: 2017-04-12
ELITE SEMICON MEMORY TECH INC
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However, the bit line leakage current may not be completely eliminated

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[0034] Figure 4 A circuit 400 for controlling leakage current in random access memory devices incorporating an embodiment of the present invention is shown. refer to Figure 4 , the circuit 400 includes a precharge equalization circuit 402 connected to one bit line BL and another bit line BL'. The precharge equalization circuit 402 includes a first transistor 404 , a second transistor 406 and a third transistor 408 . The first transistor 404 connects a precharge voltage VEQ to the bit line BL. The second transistor 406 connects the precharge voltage VEQ to the bit line BL'. The third transistor 408 connects the bit line BL to the bit line BL'. A precharge signal EQD is used to control the first transistor 404 , the second transistor 406 and the third transistor 408 .

[0035] Figure 5 A timing diagram showing control signals when applying the circuit 400 to a DRAM device operating in a self-refresh mode in conjunction with an embodiment of the present invention. refer...

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The present invention discloses a circuit and method for controlling leakage current in a random access memory device. In one embodiment of the present invention, the circuit includes a precharge balancing circuit for providing a precharge voltage to a bit line pair of a memory cell in a random access memory device according to a precharge signal. When the memory cell is in a self-refresh mode, the precharge signal is enabled through a periodically triggered precharge request, and the precharge signal is enabled before and after the memory cell self-refreshes. .

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a circuit and method for controlling leakage current in a random access memory. Background technique [0002] At present, semiconductor memory devices, such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), have been widely used in solid-state storage media of low-cost digital devices, such as personal computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other applications. Generally speaking, a memory unit (cell) of a DRAM is composed of a transistor and a capacitor to store one bit of data. figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a known DRAM memory cell (memory cell) 100 having a transistor 102 and a capacitor 104 is shown, wherein one end of the DRAM memory cell 100 is connected to the capacitor 104 and the other end is connected to a bit line BL. A control terminal of the DRAM memory cell 100 is connected to a word line WL. One bit of data is stored in the capacitor in the form of electric charges. However, after ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G11C11/4063G11C11/4094
Inventor 陈宗仁简映伟梁建翔
Owner ELITE SEMICON MEMORY TECH INC