发明名称 |
Sensing circuitry for reading and verifying the contents of electrically programmable/erasable non-volatile memory cells |
摘要 |
A sense amplifier circuit for reading and verifying the contents of non-volatile memory cells in a semiconductor integrated device including a memory matrix of electrically programmable and erasable cells. The circuit includes a sense amplifier which has a first input connected to a reference load column incorporating a reference cell, and a second input connected to a second matrix load column incorporating a cell of the memory matrix. The circuit also includes a small matrix of reference cells connected, in parallel with one another, in the reference load column. Also provided is a double current mirror having a first mirror column which is connected to a node in the reference load column connected to the first input, and a second mirror column coupled to the second matrix load column to locally replicate, on the second mirror column, the electric potential at the node during a load equalizing step.
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申请公布号 |
US6055187(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.04.25 |
申请号 |
US19980209319 |
申请日期 |
1998.12.09 |
申请人 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. |
发明人 |
DALLABORA, MARCO;VILLA, CORRADO;GHILARDELLI, ANDREA |
分类号 |
G11C7/06;G11C7/14;G11C16/28;(IPC1-7):G11C16/06 |
主分类号 |
G11C7/06 |
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