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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
George M. Braceras, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Venkatraghavan Bringivijayaraghavan, Tamilnadu, IN;
Sheikh S. Chishti, Imphal, IN;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/412 (2006.01); G11C 11/413 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 5/14 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 11/412 (2013.01); G11C 11/413 (2013.01);
Abstract
Approaches for providing write-assist for a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) array are provided. A circuit includes a control circuit connected to a cell in a SRAM array. The control circuit is configured to: apply a first voltage to a first pull down transistor of the cell during a write operation to the cell; and apply a second voltage, different than the first voltage, to a second pull down transistor of the cell during the write operation.