Patent ID: 8072818
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A dual-threshold-voltage two-port sub-threshold SRAM cell apparatus, comprising: a first inverter having a plurality of first operating elements, wherein the plurality of first operating elements have a first threshold voltage; a second inverter having a plurality of second operating elements, wherein the plurality of second operating elements have the first threshold voltage, and the second inverter is coupled to the first inverter; an access transistor having a second threshold voltage, wherein the access transistor is coupled to the first inverter, the second inverter, a write wordline and a write bitline; and a read buffer for performing a cell read operation, wherein the read buffer is coupled to the first inverter, the second inverter, a read wordline and a read bitline, comprising: a third operating element having a third threshold voltage, wherein the third operating element is coupled to the read wordline and the read bitline; and a fourth operating element having the third threshold voltage, wherein the fourth operating element is coupled to the second inverter and the third operating element, and the third threshold voltage is higher than the second threshold voltage; wherein the first threshold voltage is higher than the second threshold voltage.