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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, TW;
Jui-Jen Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Ping-Chun Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Win-San Khwa, Taipei City, TW;
Meng-Fan Chang, Taichung City, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, TW;
Abstract
In this disclosure, a storage circuit is provided. The storage circuit includes a gain-cell, a self-refresh unit, and a latch circuit. The gain-cell is configured to store first data in a gate of a storage transistor. The self-refresh unit is configured to read the first data from the gain-cell and write the first data back to the gain-cell. The latch circuit is configured to read the first data from the self-refresh unit and latch the first data.