Semiconductor integrated-circuit device
US6411550B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To reduce current consumption in a sense amplifier circuit in a semiconductor integrated-circuit device, in particular, in a semiconductor integrated-circuit having a non-volatile memory as a memory element thereof. A Switching element for cutting off a direct current at the end of data reading from a memory is arranged in a path through which the direct current flows. In this way, the switching element cuts off the direct current at the moment of completion of the data reading from the memory, thereby substantially reducing current consumption.
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