Circuit for reading a semiconductor memory
US6333885A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C7/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for reading a semiconductor memory device includes at least one global circuit for generating a global reference signal for a respective plurality of cell-reading circuits disposed locally in the memory device. The circuit includes at least one circuit for replicating the reference signal locally in order to generate a local reference signal to be supplied to at least one respective cell-reading circuit.
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