a sram memory cell including an access device formed on a storage device is described . the storage device has at least two stable states that may be used to store information . in operation , the access device is switched on to allow a signal representing data to be coupled to the storage device . the storage device switches to a state representative of the signal and maintains this state after the access device is switched off . when the access device is switched on , the state of the storage device may be sensed to read the data stored in the storage device . the memory cell may be formed to be unusually compact and has a reduced power supply requirements compared to conventional sram memory cells . as a result , a compact and robust sram having reduced standby power requirements is realized .