Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory device having an increased sensing margin
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Application No.: US16741153Application Date: 2020-01-13
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Publication No.: US11011228B2Publication Date: 2021-05-18
- Inventor: Yongsung Cho , Taehui Na , Junho Shin , Makoto Hirano
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Priority: KR10-2019-0083236 20190710
- Main IPC: G11C13/00
- IPC: G11C13/00

Abstract:
A memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells disposed at points at which word lines and bit lines intersect, a first decoder circuit determining a selected bit line and non-selected bit lines among the bit lines, a second decoder circuit determining a selected word line and non-selected word lines among the word lines, a current compensation circuit providing a current path drawing a compensation current from the selected word line to compensate for off currents flowing in the non-selected bit lines, a first sense amplifier comparing a voltage of the selected word line with a reference voltage and outputting an enable signal, and a second sense amplifier outputting a voltage difference between the voltage of the selected word line and the reference voltage during an operating time determined by the enable signal in a readout operation mode of the memory device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210012835A1 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN INCREASED SENSING MARGIN Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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