Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sense amplifier with shielding circuit
- Patent Title (中): 带屏蔽电路的感应放大器
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Application No.: US12508607Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US08208330B2Publication Date: 2012-06-26
- Inventor: Chung Kuang Chen , Han-Sung Chen , Chun-Hsiung Hung
- Applicant: Chung Kuang Chen , Han-Sung Chen , Chun-Hsiung Hung
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Thomas|Kayden
- Main IPC: G11C7/02
- IPC: G11C7/02

Abstract:
A sense amplifier comprises a sense node, a reference node, a memory input stage circuit, a reference input stage circuit, an output stage circuit, and a shielding circuit. The memory input stage circuit comprises first input node for maintaining a first sense voltage established by a cell current and establishes a second sense voltage on the sense node in response to the first sense voltage. The reference input stage circuit comprises an output node and a second input node, which is for maintaining a first reference voltage established by the reference current and establishes a second reference voltage on the reference node in response to the first reference voltage. The output stage circuit obtains a sense result in response to the second reference voltage and the second sense voltage. The first shielding circuit shields the output node from being interfered with the second reference voltage on the reference node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110019456A1 SENSE AMPLIFIER WITH SHIELDING CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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