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Reading circuit for semiconductor memory cells

US5973966A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1998
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A read circuit for semiconductor memory cells, comprising first and second active elements coupled to a supply line via at least a first switch, wherein the first and second active elements are respectively connected, at first and second circuit nodes, respectively, to a first transistor through which the active elements are coupled to a ground. These first and second circuit nodes are also connected to ground through first and second capacitive elements, respectively, each having a switch connected in parallel to the capacitive element.

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