Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current-sensing circuit for memory and sensing method thereof
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Application No.: US16008042Application Date: 2018-06-14
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Publication No.: US10424353B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Hung-Hsueh Lin
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Priority: CN201710555943 20170710
- Main IPC: G11C7/12
- IPC: G11C7/12 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C16/26 ; G11C16/24 ; G11C16/28 ; G11C16/32

Abstract:
A current-sensing circuit for a memory and a sensing method thereof are provided. The current-sensing circuit includes a pre-charge circuit, a sensing current-to-voltage generator, an auxiliary current-to-voltage generator, a reference current-to-voltage generator, and a detection circuit. The pre-charge circuit provides a pre-charge signal to a selected bit line during a pre-charge time period. The sensing current-to-voltage generator generates a sensing voltage to a memory cell current of the selected bit line via a first load. The auxiliary current-to-voltage generator provides a detection voltage to a portion of the memory cell current of the selected bit line via a second load. The reference current-to-voltage generator provides a reference voltage during a data-sensing time period. The detection circuit determines an end time point of the pre-charge time period by comparing a detected voltage generated by the second load with a reference voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190013053A1 CURRENT-SENSING CIRCUIT FOR MEMORY AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2019-01-10
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