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Apparatus and method for determining current or voltage of a semiconductor device

US5684739A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1995
Grant dateNov 4, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5634
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reference apparatus for determining a current or voltage of a semiconductor device, includes a plurality of reference cells having threshold values different from each other, and a selection circuit for selecting one of the plurality of reference cells. A current flowing in a semiconductor device can be determined by comparing the current flowing in the reference apparatus, with the current flowing in a semiconductor cell by means of a sense amplifier.

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