Integrated circuit for generating initialization signals for memory cell sensing circuits
US5914901A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for generating initialization signals for a memory cell sensing circuit is disclosed. The sensing circuit includes an initialization circuit activated by the initialization signals during an initial phase of a sensing operation of the memory cells for initializing the sensing circuit. The initialization signals have a time duration that varies according to the conductivity of the memory cells, so that the duration of the initial phase of the sensing operation depends on the conductivity of the memory cells to be read.
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