Memory sense amplifier and column pre-charger
US9281055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/4091
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory includes a number of storage elements connected to a pair of bit-lines, a bit-line pre-charging circuit, a sense amplifier connected to the pair of bit-lines through a column-select switch, a transition detection circuit connected to an output of the sense amplifier, and a local pre-charge control circuit connected to the transition detection circuit and having a local pre-charge control signal output connected to the bit-line pre-charging circuit.
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