A 1-V TFT-LOAD SRAM USING A 2-STEP WORD-VOLTAGE METHOD

被引:15
作者
ISHIBASHI, K
TAKASUGI, K
YAMANAKA, T
HASHIMOTO, T
SASAKI, K
机构
[1] Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185
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10.1109/4.165331
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A 1-V SRAM using a TFT load cell was developed. Key circuits for obtaining the low-voltage operation are a two-step word-voltage (TSW) method, a submicroampere boosted-level generator using a multivibrator, and a sense amplifier using low-threshold MOSFET's. An access time of 250 ns and a standby current of 0.23 muA were achieved for a 4-kb test chip using a 10.2-mum2 TFT-load cell. This technology is applicable for high-density and single-battery operational SRAM's.
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