Memory device with faster write operation

Details Memory device with faster write operation Memory device with faster write operation

1999-05-25

2000-09-05

Fears, Terrell W.

Static information storage and retrieval

Systems using particular element

Capacitors

365203, G11C 1124

Patent

active

061152846

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a memory device including memory cells each formed of a cell transistor connected to bit and word line and a cell capacitor. The memory device includes a pre-charging circuit for pre-charging bit line to a first voltage, a sense amplifier for detecting voltages of bit lines and driving the bit lines to a second voltage for H level or a third voltage for L level, and a word line driving circuit for driving word lines to make the writing voltage for H level of the cell capacitor to a fourth voltage lower than the second voltage. The present invention is characterized in that the first voltage is lower than an intermediate value between the second and third voltages. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to prevent the voltage V.sub.ds of the cell transistor from being zero by setting the writing voltage (fourth voltage) for H level of the cell capacitor to be lower than the voltage for H level (second voltage) of the bit line, thus reducing a time of writing or re-writing data. Additionally, a pre-charge voltage (first voltage) of the bit lines is set to be lower than the half of the amplitude of the bit line. Thereby, it also becomes possible to prevent the very small voltage of the bit line from being smaller according to the lowered H level voltage in the memory cell.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5612921 (1997-03-01), Chang et al.

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