Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sense amplifier circuit
- Patent Title (中): 感应放大电路
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Application No.: US13149636Application Date: 2011-05-31
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Publication No.: US08503252B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Yuan-Long Siao
- Applicant: Yuan-Long Siao
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G11C7/06
- IPC: G11C7/06

Abstract:
A sense amplifier circuit comprises a first inverter configured to provide a first trigger point during a pre-charge stage of a READ operation of a memory cell and provide a second trigger point either lower or higher than the first trigger point during a sense stage of the READ operation of the memory cell. The sense amplifier circuit further comprises a plurality of inverters coupled between an output of the first inverter and an output of the sense amplifier and a pre-charge device. The sense amplifier circuit having a dynamic trigger point can deliver faster data access time as well as less power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120307571A1 Sense Amplifier Circuit Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
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