Semiconductor storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016293252-A1
Application number	US-201514848279-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 8, 2015
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes: a first memory cell; a first bit line coupled to the first memory cell; and a first circuit applying a first voltage to the first bit line in a write operation for the first memory cell. The first voltage has no temperature dependence at temperatures lower than or equal to a first temperature, and has a negative temperature dependence at temperatures higher than the first temperature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A semiconductor storage device comprising:
a first memory cell; a first bit line coupled to the first memory cell; and a first circuit applying a first voltage to the first bit line in a write operation for the first memory cell, wherein the first voltage has no temperature dependence at temperatures lower than or equal to a first temperature, and has a negative temperature dependence at temperatures higher than the first temperature.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit includes:
a first voltage generator generating a second voltage which has no temperature dependence; and a second voltage generator generating a third voltage which has negative temperature dependence, and the first circuit applies the lower of the second voltage and the third voltage as the first voltage in the write operation.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first memory cell includes a variable resistance element, and
the first voltage is applied to the first memory cell when a state of the variable resistance element is changed from a reset state to a set state.

4 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein
the variable resistance element is an interfacial phase change memory element (iPCM element, or a super lattice phase-change element).

5 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first voltage generator includes a first bandgap reference (BGR) circuit generating the second voltage, and
the second voltage generator includes a second BGR circuit generating the third voltage.

6 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first circuit further includes a voltage selection circuit selecting the lower of the second voltage and the third voltage,
the voltage selection circuit includes: first and second transistors of a first conductivity type in which a power-supply voltage is applied to sources, and drains are coupled to a first interconnect as common connection; a first operational amplifier comparing the second voltage with a voltage of the first interconnect, and applying a voltage corresponding to the comparison result to a gate of the first transistor; a second operational amplifier comparing the third voltage with the voltage of the first interconnect, and applying a voltage corresponding to the comparison result to a gate of the second transistor; and a first resistance element coupled between the first interconnect and a ground node, and the voltage selection circuit outputs the voltage of the first interconnect as the first voltage.

7 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the second voltage generator includes:
a first BGR circuit generating a first current which has no temperature dependence; and a second BGR circuit generating a second current which has a negative temperature dependence, and the second voltage generator generates the third voltage on the basis of the sum of the first current and the second current.

8 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the first BGR circuit includes:
a first transistor of a first conductivity type in which a power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain is coupled to a first interconnect; a second transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain is coupled to a second interconnect; a third transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain is coupled to a third interconnect; a first operational amplifier comparing a voltage of the first interconnect with a voltage of the second interconnect, and applying a fourth voltage corresponding to the comparison result to gates of the first to third transistors; a first diode in which an anode is coupled to the first interconnect, and a cathode is coupled to a ground node; N (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) second diodes in which cathodes are coupled to the ground node and anodes are coupled to each other as a common connection; a first resistance element coupled between the first interconnect and the ground node; a second resistance element coupled between the second interconnect and the ground node; a third resistance element coupled between the third interconnect and the ground node; and a fourth resistance element coupled between the second interconnect and the anodes of the N second diodes, and the first BGR circuit outputs a voltage of the third interconnect as the second voltage.

9 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein, when a temperature characteristics value of a built-in potential of the second diode is −2 [mV/° C.],
a resistance value of the first resistance element is assumed to be R 1 , and
a resistance value of the fourth resistance element is assumed to be R 3 ,
the following relationship is established:
( R 1/ R 3)·( k/q )· lnN= 2 [mV],

wherein k is a Boltzmann constant and q is a charge amount of electrons.

10 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the second BGR circuit includes:
a fourth transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain is coupled to fourth interconnect; a fifth transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain is coupled to fifth interconnect; a sixth transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, and a drain are coupled to sixth interconnect; a second operational amplifier comparing a voltage of the fourth interconnect with a voltage of the fifth interconnect, and applying a fifth voltage corresponding to the comparison result to gates of the fourth to sixth transistors; a third diode in which an anode is coupled to the fourth interconnect and a cathode is coupled to the ground node; M (M is an integer greater than or equal to 2) fourth diodes in which cathodes are coupled to the ground node and anodes are coupled to each other as a common connection; a fifth resistance element coupled between the fourth interconnect and the ground node; a sixth resistance element coupled between the fifth interconnect and the ground node; a seventh resistance element coupled between the sixth interconnect and the ground node; and an eighth resistance element coupled between the fifth interconnect and the anodes of the M fourth diodes, and the second BGR circuit outputs a voltage of the sixth interconnect as the third voltage.

11 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein, when a temperature characteristics value of a built-in potential of the fourth diode is −2 [mV/° C.],
a resistance value of the fourth resistance element is assumed to be R 1 , and
a resistance value of the sixth resistance element is assumed to be R 3 ,
the following relationship is established:
( R 1/ R 3)·( k/q )· lnM< 2 [mV]

wherein k is a Boltzmann constant and q is a charge amount of electrons.

12 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the first circuit compares the fourth voltage with the fifth voltage, then,
when the fourth voltage is higher than the fifth voltage, applies the second voltage as the first voltage and, when the fourth voltage is lower than the fifth voltage, applies the third voltage as the first voltage.

13 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the first voltage generator further includes:
a seventh transistor of the first conductivity type in which the power-supply voltage is applied to a source, the fourth voltage is applied to a gate, and a drain is coupled to a seventh interconnect; and a ninth resistance element coupled between the

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Ogiwara Ryu
• Takashima Daisaburo

Classifications

• G11C13/0069

  Writing or programming circuits or methods · CPC title

• G11C13/004

  Reading or sensing circuits or methods · CPC title

• G11C2013/0054

  Read is performed on a reference element, e.g. cell, and the reference sensed value is used to compare the sensed value of the selected cell · CPC title

• G11C13/0038

  Power supply circuits · CPC title

• G11C13/0004 Primary

  comprising amorphous/crystalline phase transition cells · CPC title