发明名称 Cycle time reduction using an early precharge
摘要 A circuit in a memory device for precharging at least one bit line before a data read operation of the memory device is complete. The circuit includes a sense amplifier having at least one input and at least one output. The bit line is connected to the input of the sense amplifier via column decode logic, and a precharge circuit is connected to the bit line. An input keeper is connected to the sense amplifier inputs and is in communication with the precharge circuit and column decode logic. The input keeper holds a content of the bit line at the sense amplifier inputs and causes the precharge circuit to precharge the bit line as the content of the bit line propagates to the output of the sense amplifier.
申请公布号 US6072738(A) 申请公布日期 2000.06.06
申请号 US19980036951 申请日期 1998.03.09
申请人 LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 发明人 BROWN, JEFF S.
分类号 G11C7/12;G11C7/22;G11C11/4076;G11C11/4094;(IPC1-7):G11C7/00 主分类号 G11C7/12
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