Patent ID: 8942030
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G11C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A static random access memory (SRAM) cell comprising: first and second pull-up devices; first and second pull-down devices configured with the first and second pull-up devices to form two cross-coupled inverters for data storage; and first and second pass-gate devices configured with the two cross-coupled inverters to form a port for data access, wherein: a read port coupled to the two cross-coupled inverters and different than the port, wherein the read port includes first and second read pull-down devices in parallel and first and second read pass-gate devices in parallel, wherein a gate of the first read pull-down device physically contacts a gate of the second read pull-down device, wherein a gate of the first read pass-gate device physically contacts a gate of the second read pass-gate device.