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Non-volatile semiconductor memory device having sensitive sense amplifier structure

US6611468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2001
Grant dateAug 26, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a non-volatile semiconductor memory device, a constant current circuit is arranged in parallel with an NMOS diode converting a detected current on the array cell side to a voltage, and a constant current circuit is arranged in parallel with an NMOS diode converting a detected current on the reference cell side to a voltage. Constant current circuits supply an offset current. Thus, a difference between two input voltages of a differential amplifier increases.

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