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Sense amplifier circuit and semiconductor memory device

US11183230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2020
Grant dateNov 23, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C27/026
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a sense amplifier circuit includes an amplifier having an input terminal connected to a sense node, and a first capacitor configured to be connected in a feedback path of the amplification transistor and to a bit line of a memory cell via the sense node, the first capacitor configured to supply a current to the memory cell and integrate the current when the memory cell is read.

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