发明名称 MEMORY HAVING A LATCHING SENSE AMPLIFIER RESISTANT TO NEGATIVE BIAS TEMPERATURE INSTABILITY AND METHOD THEREFOR
摘要 An integrated circuit includes a memory cell and a sense amplifier coupled to the memory cell via a first bit line and a second bit line. The sense amplifier includes first and second inverters cross-coupled to provide a latch. The first inverter is responsive to a first data signal provided by the memory cell over the first bit line. The second inverter is responsive to a second data signal as provided by the memory cell over the second bit line. A first negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) compensation transistor includes a source electrode coupled to receive a reference voltage, a drain electrode coupled to a source electrode of the first inverter, and a gate electrode coupled to first logic responsive to the first data signal. A second NBTI compensation transistor includes a source electrode coupled to receive the reference voltage, a drain electrode coupled to a source electrode of the second inverter, and a gate electrode coupled to second logic responsive to the second data signal, wherein the second data signal is a logical complement of the first data signal.
申请公布号 US2012194222(A1) 申请公布日期 2012.08.02
申请号 US201113016353 申请日期 2011.01.28
申请人 HOEFLER ALEXANDER B.;BURNETT JAMES D.;REMINGTON SCOTT I. 发明人 HOEFLER ALEXANDER B.;BURNETT JAMES D.;REMINGTON SCOTT I.
分类号 H03F3/16;H03K3/011 主分类号 H03F3/16
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