Invention Grant
US09595340B2 Nonvolatile memory device and method of setting a reference current in a nonvolatile memory device
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非易失性存储器件以及在非易失性存储器件中设置参考电流的方法
- Patent Title: Nonvolatile memory device and method of setting a reference current in a nonvolatile memory device
- Patent Title (中): 非易失性存储器件以及在非易失性存储器件中设置参考电流的方法
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Application No.: US14600102Application Date: 2015-01-20
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Publication No.: US09595340B2Publication Date: 2017-03-14
- Inventor: Hsu-Shun Chen , Gu-Huan Li , Cheng-Hsiung Kuo , Yue-Der Chih
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Jones Day
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C16/28 ; G11C16/30 ; G11C7/04 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C7/14

Abstract:
A nonvolatile memory device comprises a cell array including a memory cell. The nonvolatile memory device also includes a reference signal generator configured to generate a reference current for reading data stored in the memory cell. The reference signal generator includes a first circuit coupled to a current summation node and having a reference cell. The first circuit is configured to generate a first current that flows between drain and source terminals of a transistor in the reference cell. The reference signal generator also includes a second circuit coupled to the current summation node and configured to generate a second current that is a temperature-dependent current. The current summation node is configured to combine the first and second currents to generate the reference current that tracks a temperature trend of a current flowing through the memory cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160211030A1 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING A REFERENCE CURRENT IN A NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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