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- Patent Title: Memory array including distributed reference cells for current sensing
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Application No.: US16032100Application Date: 2018-07-11
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Publication No.: US10446239B1Publication Date: 2019-10-15
- Inventor: John A. Fifield , Eric Hunt-Schroeder
- Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
- Applicant Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
- Current Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Agency: Gibb & Riley, LLC
- Agent Michael J. LeStrange, Esq.
- Main IPC: G11C16/06
- IPC: G11C16/06 ; G11C16/28 ; G11C16/04 ; G11C16/14 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C11/56 ; G11C16/24 ; G11C7/12 ; G11C7/18 ; G11C16/08

Abstract:
An array of memory cells in rows and columns with each column having a corresponding reference cell and a corresponding comparator. Each memory cell in a given row and given column is connected to a memory wordline for the row and to a memory bitline for the column. Each reference cell is connected to a reference wordline for the reference cells and to a reference bitline. Each comparator for a column has a current mirror with a reference section connected to the reference bitline for the reference cell for the column and a memory section connected to the memory bitline for the memory cells in the column. Each reference section has a current mirror node and all current mirror nodes in the array are connected to reduce mismatch and improve sensing accuracy. Voltages applied to the memory and reference wordlines are varied to provide accurate single-ended sensing, margin testing, etc.
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