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本發明是有關於一種記憶體技術領域,尤其是有關於一種記憶胞陣列。 The present invention relates to the field of memory technologies, and more particularly to a memory cell array.
一般的記憶體裝置主要是由記憶胞陣列和工作電壓供應電路所組成。在上述這些主要構件中,記憶胞陣列中之同一列的所有記憶胞係電性耦接對應的寫入字元線,而記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞係電性耦接對應的位元線。而工作電壓供應電路則係用以供應記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞的工作電壓。 A general memory device is mainly composed of a memory cell array and an operating voltage supply circuit. In the above main components, all the memory cells of the same column in the memory cell array are electrically coupled to the corresponding write word lines, and all the memory cells of the same row in the memory cell array are electrically coupled correspondingly. Bit line. The operating voltage supply circuit is used to supply the operating voltages of all the cells of the same row in the memory cell array.
然而,由於記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞係彼此電性耦接,當工作電壓提供至記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞時,因記憶胞陣列中之同一行的位元線的負載增加,所以會有電壓降(IR-Drop)的存在,進而造成記憶胞於寫入期間的抗雜訊能力(Static Noise Margin,SNM)低劣。 However, since all the memory cells of the same row in the memory cell array are electrically coupled to each other, when the operating voltage is supplied to all the memory cells of the same row in the memory cell array, the bits of the same row in the memory cell array are The load on the line increases, so there is a voltage drop (IR-Drop), which in turn causes the memory noise (Static Noise Margin, SNM) of the memory cell to be inferior during writing.
本發明提供一種記憶胞陣列,其可提升記憶胞的抗雜訊能力。 The invention provides a memory cell array which can improve the anti-noise ability of a memory cell.
本發明所提供的記憶胞陣列,其包括位元線、互 補位元線、第一工作電壓供應電路、第二工作電壓供應電路、第一記憶胞以及第二記憶胞。第一工作電壓供應電路電性耦接上述位元線與互補位元線,並用以供應第一工作電壓。第二工作電壓供應電路電性耦接上述位元線與互補位元線,並用以供應第二工作電壓。第一記憶胞電性耦接上述位元線與互補位元線,並用以接收第一工作電壓。第二記憶胞電性耦接上述位元線與互補位元線,並用以接收第二工作電壓。其中,第二記憶胞與第一記憶胞皆位於記憶胞陣列中的同一行。 The memory cell array provided by the present invention includes bit lines and mutual The complement bit line, the first working voltage supply circuit, the second working voltage supply circuit, the first memory cell, and the second memory cell. The first working voltage supply circuit is electrically coupled to the bit line and the complementary bit line, and is configured to supply the first working voltage. The second working voltage supply circuit is electrically coupled to the bit line and the complementary bit line, and is configured to supply a second operating voltage. The first memory cell is electrically coupled to the bit line and the complementary bit line, and is configured to receive the first operating voltage. The second memory is electrically coupled to the bit line and the complementary bit line, and is configured to receive a second operating voltage. Wherein, the second memory cell and the first memory cell are located in the same row in the memory cell array.
本發明解決前述問題的方式,乃是在記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞劃分為至少二組記憶胞。其中一組記憶胞用以接收記憶胞陣列中之至少二組工作電壓供應電路的其中之一者所供應的工作電壓。另一組記憶胞則係用以接收記憶胞陣列中之至少二組工作電壓供應電路的另一者所供應的工作電壓。因此在採用本發明之記憶胞陣列的電路架構後,不僅可改善電壓降對記憶胞的影響,亦可提升記憶胞於寫入期間的抗雜訊能力。 The present invention solves the aforementioned problems in that all memory cells in the same row in the memory cell array are divided into at least two groups of memory cells. One set of memory cells is configured to receive an operating voltage supplied by one of at least two sets of operating voltage supply circuits in the array of memory cells. Another set of memory cells is for receiving an operating voltage supplied by the other of the at least two sets of operating voltage supply circuits in the array of memory cells. Therefore, after adopting the circuit structure of the memory cell array of the present invention, not only the influence of the voltage drop on the memory cell can be improved, but also the anti-noise capability of the memory cell during the writing period can be improved.
為讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說明如下。 The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;
100‧‧‧記憶胞陣列 100‧‧‧ memory cell array
101、105、201、301、401、501、601、701‧‧‧工作電壓供應電路 101, 105, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701 ‧ ‧ working voltage supply circuit
103、107、203、303、403、503、603、703‧‧‧記憶胞 103, 107, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 703‧‧‧ memory cells
111、113‧‧‧陣列間隙 111, 113‧‧‧ Array gap
BL‧‧‧位元線 BL‧‧‧ bit line
BLB‧‧‧互補位元線 BLB‧‧‧complementary bit line
WWL‧‧‧寫入字元線 WWL‧‧‧Write word line
RBL‧‧‧讀取位元線 RBL‧‧‧Read bit line
RWL‧‧‧讀取字元線 RWL‧‧‧Read word line
V1、V2、Vcell‧‧‧工作電壓 V1, V2, Vcell‧‧‧ working voltage
P1、P2、P3、P4、P5、P6、P7‧‧‧P型電晶體 P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7‧‧‧P type transistors
N1、N2、N3、N4、N5、N6、N7、N8、N9、N10‧‧‧N型電晶體 N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10‧‧‧N type transistors
INV1、INV2‧‧‧反相器 INV1, INV2‧‧‧ inverter
VDD、VSS‧‧‧電源電壓 VDD, VSS‧‧‧ power supply voltage
502‧‧‧偏壓供應電路 502‧‧‧ bias supply circuit
Vbias‧‧‧偏壓 Vbias‧‧‧ bias
圖1為依照本發明一實施例之記憶胞陣列的示意圖。 1 is a schematic diagram of a memory cell array in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
圖2繪示為依照本發明一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 2 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
圖3繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路 與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 3 is a diagram showing an operating voltage supply circuit according to another embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the circuit with the memory cell.
圖4繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 4 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
圖5繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell according to another embodiment of the present invention.
圖6繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 6 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
圖7繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。 FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell according to another embodiment of the present invention.
圖1為依照本發明一實施例之記憶胞陣列的示意圖。請參照圖1,此記憶胞陣列100主要是由至少一條位元線、至少一條互補位元線、至少二組工作電壓供應電路、至少二組記憶胞以及至少一條寫入字元線所組成。在記憶胞陣列100的各構件中,其中一組工作電壓供應電路(如標號101所示)與記憶胞(如標號103所示)皆電性耦接上述位元線(如標號BL所示)與互補位元線(如標號BLB所示),此記憶胞103係用以接收工作電壓供應電路101所供應的工作電壓V1。而另一組工作電壓供應電路(如標號105所示)與記憶胞(如標號107所示)皆電性耦接上述位元線BL與互補位元線BLB,此記憶胞107係用以接收工作電壓供應電路105所供應的工作電壓V2。記憶胞103與記憶胞107各自電性耦接對應的寫入字元線(如標號WWL所示)。在此實施例中,上述記憶胞103與記憶胞107皆位於記憶胞陣列100中的同一行。此外,在此實施例中,其中一組工作電壓供應電路101係配置於記憶 胞陣列100中的陣列間隙(如標號111所示),而另一組工作電壓供應電路105則係配置於記憶胞陣列100中的陣列間隙(如標號113所示)。 1 is a schematic diagram of a memory cell array in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the memory cell array 100 is mainly composed of at least one bit line, at least one complementary bit line, at least two sets of operating voltage supply circuits, at least two sets of memory cells, and at least one write word line. In each component of the memory cell array 100, a set of operating voltage supply circuits (shown by reference numeral 101) and a memory cell (shown by reference numeral 103) are electrically coupled to the bit line (shown by reference numeral BL). The memory cell 103 is for receiving the operating voltage V1 supplied from the operating voltage supply circuit 101, and the complementary bit line (as indicated by reference numeral BLB). The other set of operating voltage supply circuits (shown by reference numeral 105) and the memory cells (shown by reference numeral 107) are electrically coupled to the bit line BL and the complementary bit line BLB, and the memory cell 107 is used for receiving. The operating voltage V2 supplied from the operating voltage supply circuit 105. The memory cell 103 and the memory cell 107 are each electrically coupled to a corresponding write word line (as indicated by reference numeral WWL). In this embodiment, the memory cell 103 and the memory cell 107 are both located in the same row in the memory cell array 100. In addition, in this embodiment, one of the working voltage supply circuits 101 is configured in the memory. The array gaps in the cell array 100 (as indicated by reference numeral 111) and the other set of operating voltage supply circuits 105 are disposed in the array gaps (shown by reference numeral 113) in the memory cell array 100.
以下以其中一組工作電壓供應電路101與記憶胞103來進行解說。至於另一組工作電壓供應電路105與記憶胞107的內部電路架構和工作電壓供應電路101與記憶胞103的內部電路架構及操作十分相似,為了簡化篇幅,以下就不多加贅述。 The following is a description of one of the operating voltage supply circuits 101 and the memory cells 103. As for the other circuit voltage supply circuit 105 and the internal circuit structure of the memory cell 107 and the internal circuit structure and operation of the operating voltage supply circuit 101 and the memory cell 103 are very similar, in order to simplify the space, the following will not be repeated.
圖2繪示為依照本發明一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。在圖2中,標示與圖1中之標示相同者表示為相同的物件。此外,標號201表示為工作電壓供應電路,而標號203則表示為記憶胞。具體來說,工作電壓供應電路201主要包括有二個N型電晶體N1與N2、二個P型電晶體P1與P2、二個反相器INV1與INV2。二個N型電晶體N1與N2的其一源/汲極皆電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接一節點以產生工作電壓Vcell。P型電晶體P1的其一源/汲極電性耦接上述節點,而閘極則電性耦接N型電晶體N2的閘極。P型電晶體P2的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P1的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接電源電壓VDD,而閘極則電性耦接N型電晶體N1的閘極。反相器INV1的輸入端電性耦接位元線BL,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P2的閘極。反相器INV2的輸入端電性耦接互補位元線BLB,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P1的閘極。在此實施例中,所述之N型電晶體N1與N2皆可採用一般臨界電壓電晶體、高臨界電壓電晶體或低臨界電壓電晶體來實現。 2 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 2, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are denoted as the same items. Further, reference numeral 201 is denoted as an operating voltage supply circuit, and reference numeral 203 is denoted as a memory cell. Specifically, the operating voltage supply circuit 201 mainly includes two N-type transistors N1 and N2, two P-type transistors P1 and P2, and two inverters INV1 and INV2. One source/drain of the two N-type transistors N1 and N2 is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to a node to generate the operating voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P1 is electrically coupled to the node, and the gate is electrically coupled to the gate of the N-type transistor N2. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P2 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P1, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the gate is electrically coupled. Connect the gate of the N-type transistor N1. The input end of the inverter INV1 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P2. The input end of the inverter INV2 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P1. In this embodiment, the N-type transistors N1 and N2 can be implemented by using a general threshold voltage transistor, a high threshold voltage transistor or a low threshold voltage transistor.
至於記憶胞203主要包括有二個P型電晶體P3與P4以及四個N型電晶體N3、N4、N5與N6。P型電晶體P3與P4的其一源/汲極皆電性耦接至工作電壓供應電路201中的節點以接收工作電壓Vcell。N型電晶體N3的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P3的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P3的閘極。N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P4的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P4的閘極。N型電晶體N5的其一源/汲極電性耦接位元線BL,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N3的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N4的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL。N型電晶體N6的其一源/汲極電性耦接互補位元線BLB,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N3的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL。在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大於工作電壓Vcell以及電源電壓VSS,而工作電壓Vcell係大於電源電壓VSS。 The memory cell 203 mainly includes two P-type transistors P3 and P4 and four N-type transistors N3, N4, N5 and N6. One source/drain of the P-type transistors P3 and P4 is electrically coupled to a node in the operating voltage supply circuit 201 to receive the operating voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N3 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P3, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically The gate of the P-type transistor P3 is coupled. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P4, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically coupled. Connect the gate of P-type transistor P4. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N5 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N3 and the N-type transistor N4. The gate is electrically connected to the write word line WWL. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N6 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 and the N-type transistor N3. The gate is electrically coupled to the write word line WWL. In this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is greater than the operating voltage Vcell and the power supply voltage VSS, and the operating voltage Vcell is greater than the power supply voltage VSS.
詳細來說,假若工作電壓供應電路201中的N型電晶體N1與N2皆採用一般臨界電壓電晶體來實現,當記憶胞203進入寫入資料期間時,記憶胞203係接收約為VDD-0.7V的工作電壓值。假若工作電壓供應電路201中的N型電晶體N1與N2皆採用高臨界電壓電晶體來實現,當記憶胞203進入寫入資料期間時,記憶胞203係接收約小於VDD-0.7V的工作電壓值。假若工作電壓供應電路201中的N型電晶體N1與N2皆採用低臨界電壓電晶體來實現,當記憶胞203進入寫入資料期間時,記憶胞203係接收約大於 VDD-0.7V的工作電壓值。亦即記憶胞203所接收到的工作電壓Vcell會隨著所述之N型電晶體N1與N2採用不同的臨界電壓電晶體而有所不同。 In detail, if the N-type transistors N1 and N2 in the operating voltage supply circuit 201 are implemented by a general threshold voltage transistor, when the memory cell 203 enters the data writing period, the memory cell 203 receives about VDD-0.7. The operating voltage value of V. If the N-type transistors N1 and N2 in the working voltage supply circuit 201 are implemented by a high threshold voltage transistor, when the memory cell 203 enters the data writing period, the memory cell 203 receives an operating voltage less than VDD-0.7V. value. If the N-type transistors N1 and N2 in the working voltage supply circuit 201 are implemented by using a low threshold voltage transistor, when the memory cell 203 enters the data writing period, the memory cell 203 receives approximately greater than VDD-0.7V operating voltage value. That is, the operating voltage Vcell received by the memory cell 203 will vary with the different threshold voltage transistors of the N-type transistors N1 and N2.
圖3繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。圖3所示的實施例大致上與圖2所示的實施例相當,其不同之處在於圖2所示的工作電壓供應電路201是由二個N型電晶體、二個P型電晶體以及二個反相器所組成,而圖3所示的工作電壓供應電路301則是由一個N型電晶體、二個P型電晶體以及二個反相器所組成。具體來說,在工作電壓供應電路301的各個構件中,N型電晶體N1的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接一節點以產生工作電壓Vcell。P型電晶體P1的其一源/汲極電性耦接上述節點。P型電晶體P2的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P1的另一源/汲極,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接電源電壓VDD。反相器INV1的輸入端電性耦接位元線BL,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P2的閘極。反相器INV2的輸入端電性耦接互補位元線BLB,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P1的閘極。在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大於工作電壓Vcell。 3 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is substantially equivalent to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, except that the operating voltage supply circuit 201 shown in FIG. 2 is composed of two N-type transistors, two P-type transistors, and The two inverters are composed, and the operating voltage supply circuit 301 shown in FIG. 3 is composed of an N-type transistor, two P-type transistors, and two inverters. Specifically, in each component of the operating voltage supply circuit 301, one source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N1 are electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other source/drain is electrically. A node is coupled to generate a working voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P1 is electrically coupled to the above node. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P2 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P1, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD. The input end of the inverter INV1 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P2. The input end of the inverter INV2 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P1. In this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is greater than the operating voltage Vcell.
至於記憶胞303的電路架構大致上和圖2所示記憶胞203相似,此記憶胞303也是由二個P型電晶體P3與P4以及四個N型電晶體N2、N3、N4與N5所組成,而電路耦接關係及操作也於圖2所示的實施例中詳盡描述,在此不多加贅述。需要另外說明的是,在此實施例中,所述N型電晶體N1亦可採用一般臨界電壓電晶體、高臨界電壓電晶體或低臨界電壓電晶體來實現。 As for the memory cell 303, the circuit structure is substantially similar to the memory cell 203 shown in FIG. 2. The memory cell 303 is also composed of two P-type transistors P3 and P4 and four N-type transistors N2, N3, N4 and N5. The circuit coupling relationship and operation are also described in detail in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and will not be further described herein. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the N-type transistor N1 can also be implemented by using a general threshold voltage transistor, a high threshold voltage transistor, or a low threshold voltage transistor.
圖4繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。圖4所示的實施例大致上與圖3所示的實施例相當,其不同之處在於圖3所示的工作電壓供應電路301是由一個N型電晶體、二個P型電晶體以及二個反相器所組成,而圖4所示的工作電壓供應電路401則是由三個P型電晶體以及二個反相器所組成。具體來說,在工作電壓供應電路401的各個構件中,P型電晶體P1的其一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,而另一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接一節點以產生工作電壓Vcell。P型電晶體P2的其一源/汲極電性耦接上述節點。P型電晶體P3的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P2的另一源/汲極,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接電源電壓VDD。反相器INV1的輸入端電性耦接位元線BL,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P3的閘極。反相器INV2的輸入端電性耦接互補位元線BLB,而輸出端則電性耦接P型電晶體P2的閘極。 4 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is substantially equivalent to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, except that the operating voltage supply circuit 301 shown in FIG. 3 is composed of an N-type transistor, two P-type transistors, and two. The inverter is composed of an inverter, and the operating voltage supply circuit 401 shown in FIG. 4 is composed of three P-type transistors and two inverters. Specifically, in each component of the operating voltage supply circuit 401, one source/drain of the P-type transistor P1 is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other source/drain and the gate are electrically coupled. A node is connected to generate a working voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P2 is electrically coupled to the above node. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P3 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P2, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD. The input end of the inverter INV1 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P3. The input end of the inverter INV2 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P2.
至於記憶胞403的電路架構大致上和圖2所示記憶胞203相似,此記憶胞403也是由二個P型電晶體P4與P5以及四個N型電晶體N1、N2、N3與N4所組成,而構件之間的耦接及操作也於圖2所示的實施例中詳盡描述,在此不多加贅述。而需要另外說明的是,在此實施例中,所述P型電晶體P1亦可採用一般臨界電壓電晶體、高臨界電壓電晶體或低臨界電壓電晶體來實現。在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大於工作電壓Vcell以及電源電壓VSS,而工作電壓Vcell係大於電源電壓VSS。 As for the memory cell 403, the circuit structure is substantially similar to the memory cell 203 shown in FIG. 2. The memory cell 403 is also composed of two P-type transistors P4 and P5 and four N-type transistors N1, N2, N3 and N4. The coupling and operation between the components are also described in detail in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and will not be further described herein. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the P-type transistor P1 can also be implemented by using a general threshold voltage transistor, a high threshold voltage transistor, or a low threshold voltage transistor. In this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is greater than the operating voltage Vcell and the power supply voltage VSS, and the operating voltage Vcell is greater than the power supply voltage VSS.
圖5繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。在圖5中,標號501表示為 工作電壓供應電路,標號502表示為偏壓供應電路,標號503表示為記憶胞。圖5所示的實施例和圖2所示的實施例不同之處在於,圖5所示的工作電壓供應電路501係接收來自於偏壓供應電路502所產生的偏壓Vbias(約為0.8*VDD的電壓值),並於記憶胞503被選定時將其工作電壓Vcell提供至記憶胞503。 FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 501 is represented as Operating voltage supply circuit, reference numeral 502 is shown as a bias supply circuit, and reference numeral 503 is shown as a memory cell. The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in that the operating voltage supply circuit 501 shown in FIG. 5 receives the bias voltage Vbias generated from the bias supply circuit 502 (about 0.8*). The voltage value of VDD is supplied to the memory cell 503 when the memory cell 503 is selected.
具體來說,工作電壓供應電路501主要包括有四個P型電晶體P1、P2、P3與P4以及二個反相器INV1與INV2。P型電晶體P1與P2的其一源/汲極皆電性耦接至偏壓Vbias,另一源/汲極電性耦接工作電壓供應電路501中的節點以產生工作電壓Vcell。P型電晶體P3的其一源/汲極電性耦接上述節點。P型電晶體P4的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P3的另一源/汲極,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接至電源電壓VDD。反相器INV1的輸入端電性耦接位元線BL,而輸出端電性耦接P型電晶體P4的閘極。反相器INV2的輸入端電性耦接互補位元線BLB,而輸出端電性耦接P型電晶體P3的閘極。 Specifically, the operating voltage supply circuit 501 mainly includes four P-type transistors P1, P2, P3, and P4 and two inverters INV1 and INV2. One source/drain of the P-type transistors P1 and P2 is electrically coupled to the bias voltage Vbias, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the node in the operating voltage supply circuit 501 to generate the operating voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P3 is electrically coupled to the above node. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P4 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P3, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD. The input end of the inverter INV1 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P4. The input end of the inverter INV2 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the output end is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P3.
偏壓供應電路502主要包括有一個P型電晶體P5以及三個N型電晶體N1、N2與N3。P型電晶體P5的其一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,而另一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接至偏壓供應電路502中的節點以產生上述偏壓Vbias。N型電晶體N1的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接至偏壓供應電路502中的節點。N型電晶體N2的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接N型電晶體N1的另一源/汲極。N型電晶體N3的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接N型電晶體N2的另一源/汲極,而另一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VSS。其中,N型電晶體N1、N2與N3的基底皆電性耦接至電源電壓VSS。 The bias supply circuit 502 mainly includes a P-type transistor P5 and three N-type transistors N1, N2 and N3. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P5 is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other source/drain and the gate are electrically coupled to the node in the bias supply circuit 502 to generate the above bias voltage. Vbias. A source/drain and a gate of the N-type transistor N1 are electrically coupled to nodes in the bias supply circuit 502. One source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N2 are electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N1. One source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N3 are electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N2, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS. The substrates of the N-type transistors N1, N2, and N3 are electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS.
至於記憶胞503主要包括有二個P型電晶體P6與P7以及六個N型電晶體N4、N5、N6、N7、N8與N9。P型電晶體P6與P7的其一源/汲極電性耦接工作電壓供應電路501中的節點以接收工作電壓Vcell。N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P6的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P6的閘極。N型電晶體N5的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P7的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P7的閘極。N型電晶體N6的其一源/汲極電性耦接位元線BL,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N5的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL。N型電晶體N7的其一源/汲極電性耦接互補位元線BLB,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N5的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N4的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL。N型電晶體N8的其一源/汲極電性耦接讀取位元線RBL,而閘極則電性耦接一讀取字元線RWL。N型電晶體N9的其一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N8的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接N型電晶體N4的閘極。在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大於偏壓Vbias、工作電壓Vcell以及電源電壓VSS,偏壓Vbias會等於工作電壓Vcell,而偏壓Vbias與工作電壓Vcell皆大於電源電壓VSS。 As for the memory cell 503, there are mainly two P-type transistors P6 and P7 and six N-type transistors N4, N5, N6, N7, N8 and N9. One of the source/drain electrodes of the P-type transistors P6 and P7 is electrically coupled to a node in the operating voltage supply circuit 501 to receive the operating voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P6, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically The gate of the P-type transistor P6 is coupled. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N5 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P7, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically coupled. Connect the gate of P-type transistor P7. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N6 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 and the N-type transistor N5. The gate is electrically connected to the write word line WWL. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N7 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N5 and the N-type transistor N4. The gate is electrically coupled to the write word line WWL. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N8 is electrically coupled to the read bit line RBL, and the gate is electrically coupled to a read word line RWL. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N9 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N8, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically coupled. Connect the gate of the N-type transistor N4. In this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is greater than the bias voltage Vbias, the operating voltage Vcell, and the power supply voltage VSS. The bias voltage Vbias is equal to the operating voltage Vcell, and the bias voltage Vbias and the operating voltage Vcell are both greater than the power supply voltage VSS.
圖6繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。在圖6中,標號601表示為工作電壓供應電路,而標號603則表示為記憶胞。具體來說,工作電壓供應電路601主要包括有三個N型電晶體N1、N2 與N3。N型電晶體N1的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接至一節點以產生工作電壓Vcell,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接至電源電壓VSS。N型電晶體N2的其一源/汲極電性耦接至上述節點,而閘極則電性耦接互補位元線BLB。N型電晶體N3的其一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N2的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接位元線BL。 6 is a circuit diagram of an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 6, reference numeral 601 is denoted as an operating voltage supply circuit, and reference numeral 603 is denoted as a memory cell. Specifically, the working voltage supply circuit 601 mainly includes three N-type transistors N1 and N2. With N3. The source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N1 are electrically coupled to one node to generate the operating voltage Vcell, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N2 is electrically coupled to the node, and the gate is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N3 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N2, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically The bit line BL is coupled.
至於記憶胞603主要包括有二個P型電晶體P1與P2以及六個N型電晶體N4、N5、N6、N7、N8與N9。P型電晶體P1與P2的其一源/汲極皆電性耦接至電源電壓VDD。N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P1的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接工作電壓供應電路601中的節點以接收工作電壓Vcell,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P1的閘極。N型電晶體N5的其一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P2的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接工作電壓供應電路601中的節點以接收工作電壓Vcell,而閘極則電性耦接P型電晶體P2的閘極。N型電晶體N6的其一源/汲極電性耦接位元線BL,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N5的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL1。N型電晶體N7的其一源/汲極電性耦接互補位元線BLB,另一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N5的其一源/汲極與N型電晶體N4的閘極,而閘極則電性耦接寫入字元線WWL1。N型電晶體N8的其一源/汲極電性耦接讀取位元線RBL,而閘極則電性耦接讀取字元線RWL。N型電晶體N9的其一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N8的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接至電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接N型電晶體N4的閘極。在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大 於工作電壓Vcell以及電源電壓VSS,而工作電壓Vcell則係大於電源電壓VSS。 As for the memory cell 603, there are mainly two P-type transistors P1 and P2 and six N-type transistors N4, N5, N6, N7, N8 and N9. One source/drain of the P-type transistors P1 and P2 is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P1, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to a node in the operating voltage supply circuit 601 to receive the operation. The voltage is Vcell, and the gate is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P1. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N5 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistor P2, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to a node in the operating voltage supply circuit 601 to receive the operation. The voltage is Vcell, and the gate is electrically coupled to the gate of the P-type transistor P2. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N6 is electrically coupled to the bit line BL, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 and the N-type transistor N5. The gate is electrically connected to the write word line WWL1. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N7 is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to one source/drain of the N-type transistor N5 and the N-type transistor N4. The gate is electrically coupled to the write word line WWL1. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N8 is electrically coupled to the read bit line RBL, and the gate is electrically coupled to the read word line RWL. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N9 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N8, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically The gate of the N-type transistor N4 is coupled. In this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is large. The operating voltage Vcell and the power supply voltage VSS, and the operating voltage Vcell is greater than the power supply voltage VSS.
此外,儘管在上述說明中,記憶胞603係以八個電晶體來實現,然而記憶胞603亦可改以六個電晶體來實現,亦即記憶胞603僅包括二個P型電晶體P1與P2以及四個N型電晶體N4、N5、N6與N7。 In addition, although in the above description, the memory cell 603 is implemented by eight transistors, the memory cell 603 may be implemented by six transistors, that is, the memory cell 603 includes only two P-type transistors P1 and P2 and four N-type transistors N4, N5, N6 and N7.
圖7繪示為依照本發明另一實施例之工作電壓供應電路與記憶胞的電路示意圖。圖7所示的實施例大致上與圖6所示的實施例相當,其不同之處在於圖6所示的工作電壓供應電路601是由三個N型電晶體所組成,而圖7所示的工作電壓供應電路701則是由二個P型電晶體以及四個N型電晶體所組成。P型電晶體P1的其一源/汲極與基底皆電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,而閘極則電性耦接互補位元線BLB。P型電晶體P2的其一源/汲極與基底皆電性耦接至電源電壓VDD,另一源/汲極電性耦接P型電晶體P1的另一源/汲極,而閘極則電性耦接位元線BL。N型電晶體N1的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接P型電晶體P1與P2的另一源/汲極。N型電晶體N2的其一源/汲極與閘極皆電性耦接N型電晶體N1的另一源/汲極,而另一源/汲極則電性耦接一節點以產生工作電壓Vcell。N型電晶體N3的其一源/汲極電性耦接上述節點,而閘極則電性耦接互補位元線BLB。N型電晶體N4的其一源/汲極電性耦接N型電晶體N3的另一源/汲極,另一源/汲極電性耦接電源電壓VSS,而閘極則電性耦接位元線BL。 FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing an operating voltage supply circuit and a memory cell according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is substantially equivalent to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, except that the operating voltage supply circuit 601 shown in FIG. 6 is composed of three N-type transistors, and FIG. The working voltage supply circuit 701 is composed of two P-type transistors and four N-type transistors. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P1 and the substrate are electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the gate is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB. One source/drain of the P-type transistor P2 and the substrate are electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VDD, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the other source/drain of the P-type transistor P1, and the gate Then electrically connected to the bit line BL. One source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N1 are electrically coupled to another source/drain of the P-type transistors P1 and P2. One source/drain and the gate of the N-type transistor N2 are electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N1, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to a node to generate a work. Voltage Vcell. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N3 is electrically coupled to the node, and the gate is electrically coupled to the complementary bit line BLB. One source/drain of the N-type transistor N4 is electrically coupled to another source/drain of the N-type transistor N3, and the other source/drain is electrically coupled to the power supply voltage VSS, and the gate is electrically coupled. The bit line BL is connected.
至於記憶胞703的電路架構大致上和圖6所示記憶胞603相似,此記憶胞703也是由二個P型電晶體P3與P4以及六個N型電晶體N5、N6、N7、N8、N9與N10所組 成,而電路耦接關係及操作也於圖6所示的實施例中詳盡描述,在此不多加贅述。而需要另外說明的是,在此實施例中,所述之電源電壓VDD係大於工作電壓Vcell以及電源電壓VSS,而工作電壓Vcell係大於電源電壓VSS。 The circuit structure of the memory cell 703 is substantially similar to that of the memory cell 603 shown in FIG. 6. The memory cell 703 is also composed of two P-type transistors P3 and P4 and six N-type transistors N5, N6, N7, N8, N9. Group with N10 The circuit coupling relationship and operation are also described in detail in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and are not described here. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the power supply voltage VDD is greater than the operating voltage Vcell and the power supply voltage VSS, and the operating voltage Vcell is greater than the power supply voltage VSS.
此外,儘管在上述說明中,記憶胞703係以八個電晶體來實現,然而記憶胞703亦可改以六個電晶體來實現,亦即記憶胞703僅包括二個P型電晶體P3與P4以及四個N型電晶體N5、N6、N7與N8。 In addition, although in the above description, the memory cell 703 is implemented by eight transistors, the memory cell 703 may be implemented by six transistors, that is, the memory cell 703 includes only two P-type transistors P3 and P4 and four N-type transistors N5, N6, N7 and N8.
綜上所述,本發明解決前述問題的方式,乃是在記憶胞陣列中之同一行的所有記憶胞劃分為至少二組記憶胞。其中一組記憶胞用以接收記憶胞陣列中之至少二組工作電壓供應電路的其中之一者所供應的工作電壓。而另一組記憶胞則係用以接收記憶胞陣列中之至少二組工作電壓供應電路的另一者所供應的工作電壓。因此在採用本發明之記憶胞陣列的電路架構後,不僅可改善電壓降對記憶胞的影響,亦可提升記憶胞於寫入期間的抗雜訊能力。 In summary, the present invention solves the aforementioned problem in that all memory cells in the same row in the memory cell array are divided into at least two groups of memory cells. One set of memory cells is configured to receive an operating voltage supplied by one of at least two sets of operating voltage supply circuits in the array of memory cells. The other set of memory cells is for receiving the operating voltage supplied by the other of the at least two sets of operating voltage supply circuits in the memory cell array. Therefore, after adopting the circuit structure of the memory cell array of the present invention, not only the influence of the voltage drop on the memory cell can be improved, but also the anti-noise capability of the memory cell during the writing period can be improved.
雖然本發明已以較佳實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明,任何熟習此技藝者,在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內,當可作些許之更動與潤飾,因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.
100‧‧‧記憶胞陣列 100‧‧‧ memory cell array
101、105‧‧‧工作電壓供應電路 101, 105‧‧‧ working voltage supply circuit
103、107‧‧‧記憶胞 103, 107‧‧‧ memory cells
111、113‧‧‧陣列間隙 111, 113‧‧‧ Array gap
BL‧‧‧位元線 BL‧‧‧ bit line
BLB‧‧‧互補位元線 BLB‧‧‧complementary bit line
WWL‧‧‧寫入字元線 WWL‧‧‧Write word line
V1、V2‧‧‧工作電壓 V1, V2‧‧‧ working voltage
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