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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Peter Huber, Munich, DE;
Martin Ostermayr, Feldkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Huber, Munich, DE;
Martin Ostermayr, Feldkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory system and method are described. For example, a memory cell includes a capacitance and an access circuit in association with the capacitance and having an access circuit terminal. The memory cell further includes a voltage control unit to adjust a potential at the access circuit terminal in a retention state such that a retention time of the memory cell is increased. A method of operating a memory cell includes, for example, adjusting a potential at an access circuit terminal of the memory cell to increase a retention time.