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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara A. Chappell, Portland, OR (US);
Ian Young, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a device and method for fast SRAM reading and writing. A boost voltage source is provided, wherein the boost voltage source operates to increase a conductance of a latch device in the SRAM cell relative to a conductance of an access device in the SRAM cell. By virtue of the increased relative conductance between the latch and access devices (beta ratio), the access device may be assume a wider width without jeopardizing the read stability of the cell.