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Memory circuit

A storage circuit and circuit technology, which is applied in the field of storage circuits, can solve the problems of increasing circuit area, etc., and achieve the effects of reducing circuit area, power consumption, high-speed operation, and power consumption reduction

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-09
PANASONIC CORP
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Therefore, in the case of multiple control objects and multiple states, the circuit area will increase

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[0048] FIG. 1 is a structural block diagram of a storage circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This block diagram shows a memory cell as a save hold circuit and its peripheral circuits. In FIG. 1, reference numeral "10" denotes a first storage unit, reference numeral "11" denotes a second storage unit, reference numeral "12" denotes a timing generation circuit, and reference numeral "13" denotes a control circuit. The first storage unit 10 is a single storage unit or a storage unit in an array configuration mapped to an address space accessible from the processor unit. The second memory unit 11 is not mapped to an address space, and is a memory unit single body or a memory unit having an array configuration having the same structure as the first memory unit 10 . The timing generating circuit 12 generates access timing for reading / writing of the first memory cell 10 with reference to information in the second memory cell 11 . The control circuit 13 has a...

Embodiment 2

[0054] FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of a storage circuit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Unlike FIG. 1 , the second storage unit 11 is not used for timing generation, but for process compensation. In this memory circuit, the timing generating circuit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is not included. Conventionally, the output signal line of the second storage unit 11 is set to a suspended state or a fixed state, and the value held in the storage section (same as the storage section 21 of FIG. 2 ) of the second storage unit 11 is not used. In this embodiment, by connecting the output signal line to the control circuit 13, the value held in the aforementioned storage section can be used by the control circuit 13 (reference). Therefore, a holding circuit such as a flip-flop connected to the control circuit 13 is not required, so that the circuit area can be reduced.

[0055] The control circuit 13 can take various forms according to the controlled object and the c...

Embodiment 3

[0067] FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a storage circuit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The storage circuit shown in this figure includes a first storage unit 10 , a second storage unit (duplicated storage unit) 11 , an address decoder 30 , an address buffer 31 and an IO circuit 32 . When the second storage unit 11 is used for process compensation purposes, peripheral circuits (eg, decoders) corresponding to the second storage unit 11 are not required. Therefore, as shown by the hatched area in FIG. 5, a vacant area 33 is generated in the area of ​​the substrate on which the memory circuit is mounted close to the second memory cell 11. Referring to FIG. A further reduction in the circuit area can be achieved by arranging the control circuit 13 in said empty area 33 .

[0068] In the structure of FIG. 1, when the memory circuit is multi-ported, a readout portion of one or more ports is used in a signal line connecting the second memory cell 11 and ...

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Abstract

There is provided a memory circuit including a first memory cell mapped on an address space accessible from a processor, and a second memory cell not mapped on the address space and having the same constitution as that of the first memory cell, wherein a control circuit for executing a control function relating to the memory circuit is included, and an output signal line of the second memory cell is connected to the control circuit.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a memory circuit equipped with duplicate memory cells for operation timing generation or process compensation. Background technique [0002] For macro memory and static random access memory (SRAM), such as register files used to temporarily hold data such as calculation results and addresses required for memory access, controlling its supply voltage and substrate voltage can effectively reduce power consume. When performing such control, it is necessary to set a control value. Conventionally, however, as illustrated in ISSCC2003 document 6.4 (Fig. 6.4.1) "Autonomous non-neutralized low power systems with adaptive and general control over chip-level multiprocessors", by using An external storage circuit is used to set this control value. [0003] Depending on the objects to be controlled and the number of states, increase the number of flip-flops required for holding circuits such as controlling the power supply voltage and t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G11C8/16G11C7/00G06F12/00
CPCG11C5/143G11C11/412
Inventor 池田雄一郎
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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