Sense amplifier
US8854868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a sense amplifier, a SRAM chip comprising the sense amplifier and a method of performing read operation on the SRAM chip. The sense amplifier according to embodiments of the invention comprises an additional driving assist portion, which further takes a global data bus as input, the driving assist portion is configured to enable the sense amplifier to provide assisted driving for other sense amplifiers. With the solution according to embodiments of the invention, driving capability of a sense amplifier on global data bus can be enhanced.
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