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High performance bipolar differential sense amplifier in a BiCMOS SRAM

US4984196A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1988
Grant dateJan 8, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B10/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sensing and decoding scheme layout for a memory device comprising an array made up of columns and rows of memory cells is disclosed wherein sense amplifiers and pairs of memory cell columns are positioned so as to collectively fit within the pitches of the memory cells of the memory cell column pairs and where the sense amplifiers are connected in a one-to-one correspondence with columns of the memory cells.

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