发明名称 Three input sense amplifier and method of operation
摘要 A sense amplifier having three inputs determines the state of a memory bit cell by converting a bit input voltage, a high reference voltage, and a low reference voltage to respective current values. Current differences are formed between a bit current and a high reference current, and between a low reference current and a bit current. Current mirrors (154, 158 and 170, 166) and loads (160 and 168) are used in conjunction with current steering circuitry (150, 140, 142 and 162) to form the difference of the bit current and the high reference current and also form the difference of the low reference current and the bit current. Additionally, the sense amplifier drives differential outputs (OUT and OUT13B) to reflect the difference between the two current differential quantities.
申请公布号 US6580298(B1) 申请公布日期 2003.06.17
申请号 US20020186363 申请日期 2002.06.28
申请人 MOTOROLA, INC. 发明人 SUBRAMANIAN CHITRA K.;GARNI BRADLEY J.;NAHAS JOSEPH J.;ANDRE THOMAS W.
分类号 G11C11/15;G11C7/06;G11C11/16;(IPC1-7):G11C7/06 主分类号 G11C11/15
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