Sense amplifier circuit
US6154065A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2211/5645
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sense-amplifier circuit comprising a plurality of sub-sense-amplifiers corresponding to respective reference potentials can operate fast when used for a multivalued information memory. The sense amplifier circuit is composed of sub-sense-amplifiers having different polarities according to corresponding reference potentials: a sub-sense-amplifier SN3 having the highest reference potential is of N (polarity) type and a sub-sense-amplifier SP1 having the lowest reference potential is of P (polarity) type. All sub-sense-amplifiers can operate according to improved characteristics assuring a reduced access time.
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