Sense amplifier for static random access memories
US8411490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/419
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sense amplifier for static random access memories is disclosed. The sense amplifier includes a pair of inverters cross-coupled to each other. The sense amplifier also includes means for equalizing the charges within the pair of inverters before performing a sense operation, and means for sensing a current difference between a bitline and its complement from a memory cell during the sense operation.
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