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CN102426845B
CN102426845B CN2011103913906A CN201110391390A CN102426845B CN 102426845 B CN102426845 B CN 102426845B CN 2011103913906 A CN2011103913906 A CN 2011103913906A CN 201110391390 A CN201110391390 A CN 201110391390A CN 102426845 B CN102426845 B CN 102426845B
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The invention discloses a current mode sensitive amplifier, which can use a feedback clamping circuit to provide stable bias voltage for a storage unit so as to obtain stable transmission current flowing through the storage unit, and input the current into a current comparison amplifier so as to compare the current with the current obtained from a reference storage unit and output a comparison result. The current comparison amplifier of the invention uses the accelerated response circuit to accelerate the charging speed of the parasitic capacitance at the output end of the current comparison amplifier, thereby effectively improving the reading speed of data.

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一种电流模灵敏放大器A Current Mode Sensitive Amplifier

技术领域technical field

本发明涉及存储器技术领域,特别是涉及一种电流模灵敏放大器。The invention relates to the technical field of memory, in particular to a current mode sensitive amplifier.

背景技术Background technique

灵敏放大器是存储器的读取路径关键电路之一,它的作用是对存储单元进行读取并与参考存储单元的输出进行比较,输出判断结果(逻辑“0”或逻辑“1”)。根据工作原理,灵敏放大器分为电压模和电流模两种,它们的输入信号分别是电压量和电流量。The sense amplifier is one of the key circuits in the read path of the memory. Its function is to read the storage unit and compare it with the output of the reference storage unit, and output the judgment result (logic "0" or logic "1"). According to the working principle, the sensitive amplifier is divided into voltage mode and current mode, and their input signals are voltage and current respectively.

其中,电流模灵敏放大器(AACSA)是一种低电源电压、高响应速度且低功耗的电路,它通过地址变换转换器(ATD,Address Transition Detector)提供的时钟控制位线进行电流的预冲和放电。由于电流模灵敏放大器的电流比较过程实质是进行电流-电压转换,其完成比较所需时间与比较级输出节点处寄生电容的充放电时间成正比关系。在一些情况下,由于工艺的偏差,会使得存储单元的特性受影响,若灵敏放大器采样后转化给虚拟的寄生电容的充放电电流偏小,对于传统的电流模灵敏放大器则需要花费较长的时间完成电流-电压转换过程,不利于数据的快速读取。Among them, the current-mode sense amplifier (AACSA) is a circuit with low power supply voltage, high response speed and low power consumption. It performs current pre-charging through the clock control bit line provided by the address transition converter (ATD, Address Transition Detector). and discharge. Since the current comparison process of the current mode sense amplifier is essentially a current-voltage conversion, the time required to complete the comparison is proportional to the charge and discharge time of the parasitic capacitance at the output node of the comparison stage. In some cases, due to the deviation of the process, the characteristics of the memory cell will be affected. If the charge and discharge current converted to the virtual parasitic capacitance by the sense amplifier after sampling is too small, it will take a long time for the traditional current mode sense amplifier. It takes time to complete the current-voltage conversion process, which is not conducive to the rapid reading of data.

发明内容Contents of the invention

为解决上述技术问题,本发明实施例提供了一种电流模灵敏放大器,以提高数据读取的速度,技术方案如下:In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a current mode sense amplifier to improve the speed of data reading, the technical solution is as follows:

一种电流模灵敏放大器,应用于存储器,包括:反馈钳位电路、电流比较放大器和加速响应电路,A current-mode sensitive amplifier applied to memory, including: a feedback clamp circuit, a current comparison amplifier and an accelerated response circuit,

所述反馈钳位电路的输入端与存储单元浮栅管相连接,为存储单元提供稳定偏置电压以得到流经该存储单元的稳定的传输电流,并通过输出端将所述传输电流输入所述电流比较放大器的同相输入端;The input terminal of the feedback clamping circuit is connected to the floating gate transistor of the storage unit, and provides a stable bias voltage for the storage unit to obtain a stable transmission current flowing through the storage unit, and the transmission current is input to the storage unit through the output terminal. The non-inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier;

所述电流比较放大器的反相输入端与参考存储单元相连接,用于比较从所述参考存储单元获得的电流和从所述反馈钳位电路中获得的电流的大小,并通过输出端输出比较结果;The inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier is connected to the reference storage unit for comparing the magnitude of the current obtained from the reference storage unit with the current obtained from the feedback clamping circuit, and the comparison is output through the output terminal result;

所述加速响应电路与电流比较放大器的输出端相连接,用于加速电流比较放大器的电流比较过程。The acceleration response circuit is connected with the output end of the current comparison amplifier, and is used for accelerating the current comparison process of the current comparison amplifier.

优选的,该电流模灵敏放大器还包括:输出整形电路,用于对所述电流差信号进行整形,所述输出整形电路的输入端与所述电流比较放大器的输出端相连接,所述输出整形电路的输出端用于输出整形后的电流差信号。Preferably, the current mode sense amplifier further includes: an output shaping circuit for shaping the current difference signal, the input end of the output shaping circuit is connected to the output end of the current comparison amplifier, and the output shaping circuit The output terminal of the circuit is used to output the current difference signal after shaping.

优选的,所述反馈钳位电路包括:第一反相器、第二NMOS管和第一NMOS管,Preferably, the feedback clamp circuit includes: a first inverter, a second NMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor,

所述第一反相器的输入端与所述第二NMOS管的源极相连接,输出端与所述第二NMOS管的栅极相连接;所述第二NMOS管的漏极为所述反馈钳位电路的输出端,源极为所述反馈钳位电路的输入端且与所述存储单元浮栅管的漏极相连接;所述第一NMOS管的漏极与供电电源相连接,栅极输入一预充电信号,以控制所述存储单元浮栅管的漏极快速充电到钳位电位,源极与所述第二NMOS管的源极相连接。The input end of the first inverter is connected to the source of the second NMOS transistor, and the output end is connected to the gate of the second NMOS transistor; the drain of the second NMOS transistor is the feedback The output end of the clamping circuit, the source is the input end of the feedback clamping circuit and is connected to the drain of the floating gate transistor of the storage unit; the drain of the first NMOS transistor is connected to the power supply, and the gate A precharge signal is input to control the drain of the floating gate transistor of the storage unit to be quickly charged to a clamping potential, and the source is connected to the source of the second NMOS transistor.

优选的,所述电流比较放大器包括:Preferably, the current comparison amplifier includes:

第一PMOS管、第二PMOS管、第三NMOS管和第八NMOS管,the first PMOS transistor, the second PMOS transistor, the third NMOS transistor and the eighth NMOS transistor,

所述第一PMOS管的漏极为所述电流比较放大器的同相输入端,源极与供电电源相连接,栅极与自身漏极相连接;所述第二PMOS管的栅极与所述第一PMOS管的栅极连接在一起,源极与供电电源相连接,漏极与第三NMOS管的漏极相连接;所述第一PMOS管和所述第二PMOS管构成电流镜像电路,将所述第一PMOS管漏极获取的电流信号镜像到所述第二PMOS管的漏极;The drain of the first PMOS transistor is the non-inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier, the source is connected to the power supply, and the gate is connected to its own drain; the gate of the second PMOS transistor is connected to the first The gates of the PMOS transistors are connected together, the source is connected to the power supply, and the drain is connected to the drain of the third NMOS transistor; the first PMOS transistor and the second PMOS transistor form a current mirror circuit, and the The current signal obtained by the drain of the first PMOS transistor is mirrored to the drain of the second PMOS transistor;

所述第八NMOS管的漏极为所述电流比较放大器的反相输入端,与参考存储单元相连接,获取参考存储单元中流出的电流,所述第八NMOS管的源极接地,栅极与自身的漏极相连接;所述第三NMOS管的栅极与所述第八NMOS管的栅极相连接,构成电流镜像电路,用于将所述第八NMOS管漏极获得的电流镜像到所述第三NMOS管的漏极,所述第三NMOS管的源极接地,漏极与所述第二PMOS管的漏极相连接,连接点为公共点A,用于在公共点A处比较所述第二PMOS管的漏极电流和所述第三NMOS管的漏极电流,并通过公共点A输出比较结果;The drain of the eighth NMOS transistor is the inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier, which is connected to the reference storage unit to obtain the current flowing out of the reference storage unit, the source of the eighth NMOS transistor is grounded, and the gate is connected to the reference storage unit. The drain of itself is connected; the gate of the third NMOS transistor is connected with the gate of the eighth NMOS transistor to form a current mirror circuit, which is used to mirror the current obtained by the drain of the eighth NMOS transistor to the The drain of the third NMOS transistor, the source of the third NMOS transistor is grounded, the drain is connected to the drain of the second PMOS transistor, and the connection point is a common point A, for comparing the drain current of the second PMOS transistor with the drain current of the third NMOS transistor, and outputting the comparison result through the common point A;

所述公共点A与地之间存在一等效寄生电容,用于跟随所述比较结果进行充放电,当所述第二PMOS管的漏极电流大于所述第三NMOS管的漏极电流时,所述寄生电容进行充电,当所述第二PMOS管的漏极电流小于所述第三NMOS管的漏极电流时,所述寄生电容进行放电。There is an equivalent parasitic capacitance between the common point A and the ground, which is used for charging and discharging following the comparison result, when the drain current of the second PMOS transistor is greater than the drain current of the third NMOS transistor , the parasitic capacitor is charged, and when the drain current of the second PMOS transistor is smaller than the drain current of the third NMOS transistor, the parasitic capacitor is discharged.

优选的,所述加速响应电路包括:第三PMOS管、第四PMOS管、第四NMOS管、第五NMOS管、第六NMOS管、第七NMOS管和第四反相器,Preferably, the accelerated response circuit includes: a third PMOS transistor, a fourth PMOS transistor, a fourth NMOS transistor, a fifth NMOS transistor, a sixth NMOS transistor, a seventh NMOS transistor and a fourth inverter,

所述第三PMOS管的漏极与所述公共点A相连接,源极与所述供电电源相连接,栅极与第四PMOS管的漏极相连接;The drain of the third PMOS transistor is connected to the common point A, the source is connected to the power supply, and the gate is connected to the drain of the fourth PMOS transistor;

所述第四PMOS管的栅极与所述第二PMOS管的漏极相连接,源极与供电电源相连接;The gate of the fourth PMOS transistor is connected to the drain of the second PMOS transistor, and the source is connected to a power supply;

所述第七NMOS管的漏极与所述第三PMOS管的漏极相连接,源极接地,栅极与所述第四反相器的输入端相连接;The drain of the seventh NMOS transistor is connected to the drain of the third PMOS transistor, the source is grounded, and the gate is connected to the input terminal of the fourth inverter;

所述第四反相器的输出端与所述第六NMOS管的栅极相连接;The output end of the fourth inverter is connected to the gate of the sixth NMOS transistor;

所述第六NMOS管的漏极与一电流源相连接,源极与所述第五NMOS管的栅极及所述第五NOMS管的漏极相连接;The drain of the sixth NMOS transistor is connected to a current source, and the source is connected to the gate of the fifth NMOS transistor and the drain of the fifth NOMS transistor;

所述第五NMOS管的栅极还与所述第四NMOS管的栅极相连接,所述第五NOMS管的源极接地,所述第五NMOS管与所述第四NMOS管构成电流镜像电路;The gate of the fifth NMOS transistor is also connected to the gate of the fourth NMOS transistor, the source of the fifth NOMS transistor is grounded, and the fifth NMOS transistor and the fourth NMOS transistor form a current mirror circuit;

所述第四NMOS管的源极接地,漏极与所述第三PMOS管的栅极相连接。The source of the fourth NMOS transistor is grounded, and the drain is connected to the gate of the third PMOS transistor.

优选的,所述输出整形电路包括:第二反相器和第三反相器,Preferably, the output shaping circuit includes: a second inverter and a third inverter,

所述第二反相器的输入端为所述输出整形电路的输入端,所述第二反相器的输出端与所述第三反相器的输入端相连接,所述第三反相器的输出端为所述输出整形电路的输出端。The input end of the second inverter is the input end of the output shaping circuit, the output end of the second inverter is connected to the input end of the third inverter, and the third inverter The output end of the device is the output end of the output shaping circuit.

本发明实施例所提供的技术方案,可以使用反馈钳位电路为存储单元提供稳定偏置电压以得到流经该存储单元的稳定的传输电流,并将所述电流输入电流比较放大器,以与从参考存储单元获取的电流进行比较并输出比较结果。由于本发明的电流比较放大器使用了加速响应电路加快电流比较放大器输出端寄生电容的充电速度,进而加快了电流比较过程,因此可以有效提高数据的读取速度。In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the feedback clamping circuit can be used to provide a stable bias voltage for the storage unit to obtain a stable transmission current flowing through the storage unit, and the current is input into the current comparison amplifier to compare with the current from The current acquired by the reference storage unit is compared and a comparison result is output. Because the current comparison amplifier of the present invention uses an accelerated response circuit to accelerate the charging speed of the parasitic capacitance at the output end of the current comparison amplifier, thereby speeding up the current comparison process, the reading speed of data can be effectively improved.

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为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单的介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动性的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.

图1为本发明实施例提供的一种电流模灵敏放大器的电路图;Fig. 1 is the circuit diagram of a kind of current mode sense amplifier that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

图2为本发明实施例提供的另一种电流模灵敏放大器的电路图;Fig. 2 is the circuit diagram of another kind of current mode sense amplifier that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

图3为本发明实施例提供的另一种电流模灵敏放大器的电路图。FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of another current mode sense amplifier provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

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下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅是本发明一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

如图1所示,本发明实施例提供的一种电流模灵敏放大器,应用于存储器,包括:反馈钳位电路100、加速响应电路200和电流比较放大器300。As shown in FIG. 1 , a current mode sense amplifier provided by an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a memory, and includes: a feedback clamp circuit 100 , an accelerated response circuit 200 and a current comparison amplifier 300 .

反馈钳位电路100的输入端与存储单元400浮栅管相连接,为存储单元400提供稳定偏置电压以得到流经该存储单元400的稳定的传输电流IMC,并通过输出端将所述传输电流IMC输入电流比较放大器300的同相输入端;The input terminal of the feedback clamping circuit 100 is connected to the floating gate transistor of the storage unit 400, and provides a stable bias voltage for the storage unit 400 to obtain a stable transmission current I MC flowing through the storage unit 400, and the output terminal transfers the The non-inverting input terminal of the transmission current I MC input current comparison amplifier 300;

反馈钳位电路100是一种常用于固定电压的电路,本发明在此不再进行说明。电流比较放大器300的反相输入端与参考存储单元500相连接,用于比较从参考存储单元500获得的电流IMRC和从反馈钳位电路100中获得的电流IMC的大小,并通过输出端输出比较结果。The feedback clamping circuit 100 is a circuit commonly used for fixed voltage, and the present invention will not be described here again. The inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier 300 is connected with the reference storage unit 500, and is used to compare the magnitude of the current I MRC obtained from the reference storage unit 500 and the current I MC obtained from the feedback clamp circuit 100, and through the output terminal Output the comparison result.

其中,将从反馈钳位电路100流入电流比较放大器300的电流记为IMC,从参考存储单元500流入电流比较放大器300的电流记为IMRC。当IMC大于IMRC时,电流比较放大器300感知到电流差,其输出判定为逻辑‘1’,开始对寄生电容进行充电。当IMC小于IMRC时,电流比较放大器300感知到电流差,其输出判定为逻辑‘0’,寄生电容开始进行放电。Wherein, the current flowing from the feedback clamp circuit 100 into the current comparison amplifier 300 is denoted as I MC , and the current flowing into the current comparison amplifier 300 from the reference storage unit 500 is denoted as I MRC . When I MC is greater than I MRC , the current comparison amplifier 300 senses the current difference, and its output is judged as logic '1', and starts to charge the parasitic capacitor. When I MC is smaller than I MRC , the current comparison amplifier 300 senses the current difference, and its output is judged as logic '0', and the parasitic capacitance starts to discharge.

所述加速响应电路200,与电流比较放大器300的输出端相连接,用于加速电流比较放大器300的电流比较过程。The acceleration response circuit 200 is connected to the output terminal of the current comparison amplifier 300 and is used for accelerating the current comparison process of the current comparison amplifier 300 .

当IMC大于IMRC时,加速响应电路200通过电流比较放大器300输出端为寄生电容进行充电,缩短它的充电过程,可以有效减小电流比较过程。When I MC is greater than I MRC , the accelerated response circuit 200 charges the parasitic capacitance through the output terminal of the current comparison amplifier 300 , shortening its charging process, which can effectively reduce the current comparison process.

本发明实施例提供的一种电流模灵敏放大器,可以使用反馈钳位电路为存储单元提供稳定偏置电压以得到流经该存储单元的稳定的传输电流,并将所述电流输入电流比较放大器,以与从参考存储单元获取的电流进行比较并输出比较结果。由于本发明的电流比较放大器使用了加速响应电路加快电流比较放大器输出端寄生电容的充电速度,因此可以有效提高数据的读取速度。A current-mode sense amplifier provided by an embodiment of the present invention can use a feedback clamp circuit to provide a stable bias voltage for the storage unit to obtain a stable transmission current flowing through the storage unit, and input the current into the current comparison amplifier, to compare with the current obtained from the reference memory cell and output the comparison result. Since the current comparison amplifier of the present invention uses an accelerated response circuit to accelerate the charging speed of the parasitic capacitance at the output end of the current comparison amplifier, the reading speed of data can be effectively improved.

如图2所示,本发明实施例提供的另一种电流模灵敏放大器,还包括:输出整形电路600,用于对所述电流差信号进行整形,输出整形电路600的输入端与电流比较放大器300的输出端相连接,输出整形电路600的输出端用于输出整形后的电流差信号。As shown in Figure 2, another current mode sense amplifier provided by the embodiment of the present invention also includes: an output shaping circuit 600, which is used to shape the current difference signal, and the input terminal of the output shaping circuit 600 is connected to the current comparison amplifier The output ends of 300 are connected to each other, and the output end of output shaping circuit 600 is used to output the shaped current difference signal.

本领域技术人员可以理解的是,输出整形电路600可以对所输出的信号进行波形整理,使其电平值更满足标准数字逻辑‘0’、‘1’值。其中,输出整形电路600可以由两个串联在一起的反相器组成,分别进行模数转换和增加驱动能力的处理。Those skilled in the art can understand that the output shaping circuit 600 can perform waveform shaping on the output signal so that its level value can better meet the standard digital logic values of '0' and '1'. Wherein, the output shaping circuit 600 may be composed of two inverters connected in series to perform analog-to-digital conversion and increase driving capability respectively.

如图3所示,本发明实施例提供的另一种电流模灵敏放大器中,反馈钳位电路100包括:第一反相器I1、第二NMOS管NM2和第一NMOS管NM1,第一反相器I1的输入端与第二NMOS管NM2的源极相连接,第一反相器I1的输出端与第二NMOS管NM2的栅极相连接,第二NMOS管NM2的漏极为反馈钳位电路100的输出端,第二NMOS管NM2的源极为反馈钳位电路100的输入端,与存储单元中MOS管MC的漏极相连接,第一NMOS管NM1的漏极与供电电源VDD相连接,第一NMOS管NM1的栅极输入一预充电信号SA_PC,以控制存储单元浮栅管的漏极快速充电到钳位电位,第一NMOS管NM1的源极与第二NMOS管NM2的源极相连接。As shown in FIG. 3 , in another current mode sense amplifier provided by an embodiment of the present invention, the feedback clamping circuit 100 includes: a first inverter I1, a second NMOS transistor NM2 and a first NMOS transistor NM1, the first inverter The input end of the phaser I1 is connected to the source of the second NMOS transistor NM2, the output end of the first inverter I1 is connected to the gate of the second NMOS transistor NM2, and the drain of the second NMOS transistor NM2 is a feedback clamp The output end of the circuit 100, the source of the second NMOS transistor NM2 is the input end of the feedback clamping circuit 100, and is connected to the drain of the MOS transistor MC in the storage unit, and the drain of the first NMOS transistor NM1 is connected to the power supply VDD , the gate of the first NMOS transistor NM1 inputs a precharge signal SA_PC to control the drain of the floating gate transistor of the storage unit to quickly charge to the clamping potential, the source of the first NMOS transistor NM1 and the source of the second NMOS transistor NM2 connected.

电流比较放大器300包括:The current comparator amplifier 300 includes:

第一PMOS管PM1、第二PMOS管PM2、第三NMOS管NM3和第八NMOS管NM8。The first PMOS transistor PM1, the second PMOS transistor PM2, the third NMOS transistor NM3 and the eighth NMOS transistor NM8.

所述第一PMOS管PM1的漏极为所述电流比较放大器的同相输入端,源极与供电电源相连接,栅极与自身漏极相连接;所述第二PMOS管PM2的栅极与所述第一PMOS管PM1的栅极连接在一起,源极与供电电源相连接,漏极与第三NMOS管NM3的漏极相连接;所述第一PMOS管PM1和所述第二PMOS管PM2构成电流镜像电路,将所述第一PMOS管PM1漏极获取的电流信号镜像到所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极。The drain of the first PMOS transistor PM1 is the non-inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier, the source is connected to the power supply, and the gate is connected to its own drain; the gate of the second PMOS transistor PM2 is connected to the The gates of the first PMOS transistor PM1 are connected together, the source is connected to the power supply, and the drain is connected to the drain of the third NMOS transistor NM3; the first PMOS transistor PM1 and the second PMOS transistor PM2 constitute The current mirror circuit mirrors the current signal obtained by the drain of the first PMOS transistor PM1 to the drain of the second PMOS transistor PM2.

所述第八NMOS管NM8的漏极为所述电流比较放大器的反相输入端,与参考存储单元相连接,获取参考存储单元中流出的电流,所述第八NMOS管NM8的源极接地,栅极与自身的漏极相连接;所述第三NMOS管NM3的栅极与所述第八NMOS管NM8的栅极相连接,构成电流镜像电路,用于将所述第八NMOS管NM8漏极获得的电流镜像到所述第三NMOS管NM3的漏极,所述第三NMOS管NM3的源极接地,漏极与所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极相连接,连接点为公共点A,用于在公共点A处比较所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极电流和所述第三NMOS管NM3的漏极电流,并通过公共点A输出比较结果。The drain of the eighth NMOS transistor NM8 is the inverting input terminal of the current comparison amplifier, which is connected to the reference storage unit to obtain the current flowing out of the reference storage unit, the source of the eighth NMOS transistor NM8 is grounded, and the gate The gate of the third NMOS transistor NM3 is connected to the gate of the eighth NMOS transistor NM8 to form a current mirror circuit, which is used to connect the drain of the eighth NMOS transistor NM8 The obtained current is mirrored to the drain of the third NMOS transistor NM3, the source of the third NMOS transistor NM3 is grounded, the drain is connected to the drain of the second PMOS transistor PM2, and the connection point is a common point A , for comparing the drain current of the second PMOS transistor PM2 with the drain current of the third NMOS transistor NM3 at the common point A, and output the comparison result through the common point A.

所述公共点A与地之间存在一等效寄生电容Cp,用于跟随所述比较结果进行充放电,当所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极电流大于所述第三NMOS管NM3的漏极电流时,所述寄生电容进行充电,当所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极电流小于所述第三NMOS管NM3的漏极电流时,所述寄生电容进行放电。There is an equivalent parasitic capacitance C p between the common point A and the ground, which is used for charging and discharging following the comparison result. When the drain current of the second PMOS transistor PM2 is greater than that of the third NMOS transistor NM3 When the drain current is low, the parasitic capacitor is charged, and when the drain current of the second PMOS transistor PM2 is smaller than the drain current of the third NMOS transistor NM3, the parasitic capacitor is discharged.

本领域技术人员可以理解的是,等效的寄生电容Cp在实际应用中为虚拟连接于所述公共点A与地之间。Those skilled in the art can understand that the equivalent parasitic capacitance C p is virtually connected between the common point A and the ground in practical applications.

电流比较放大器300分别通过同相端和反相端采样取得存储单元MC的电流IMC和参考存储单元的电流IMRC,并作为电流比较放大器300的两个输入信号。通过第一PMOS管PM1和第二PMOS管PM2、第三NMOS管NM3和第八NMOS管NM8的电流镜像作用,第二NMOS管PM2和第三NMOS管NM3执行对IMC和IMRC的比较,比较结果在公共点A转化为电压信号。当IMC>IMRC时,根据电流平衡原理可知,电流比较放大器300对寄生电容Cp充电,第二PMOS管PM2最终进入线性区,此时其漏源电压很小,即A点电压变现为接近VDD的高电位,即输出逻辑“1”。当IMC<IMRC时,根据电流平衡原理可知,电流比较放大器300对寄生电容Cp放电,第三NMOS管NM3最终进入线性区,此时其漏源电压很小,即A点电压变现为接近0的低电位,即输出逻辑“0”。The current comparison amplifier 300 obtains the current I MC of the memory cell MC and the current I MRC of the reference memory cell by sampling the non-inverting terminal and the inverting terminal respectively, and serves as two input signals of the current comparison amplifier 300 . Through the current mirror effect of the first PMOS transistor PM1 and the second PMOS transistor PM2, the third NMOS transistor NM3 and the eighth NMOS transistor NM8, the second NMOS transistor PM2 and the third NMOS transistor NM3 perform the comparison of IMC and IMRC , The comparison result is converted into a voltage signal at the common point A. When I MC >I MRC , according to the principle of current balance, the current comparison amplifier 300 charges the parasitic capacitor Cp, and the second PMOS transistor PM2 finally enters the linear region, and its drain-source voltage is very small at this time, that is, the voltage at point A is realized to be close to The high potential of VDD, that is, output logic "1". When I MC < I MRC , according to the principle of current balance, the current comparison amplifier 300 discharges the parasitic capacitance Cp, and the third NMOS transistor NM3 finally enters the linear region. At this time, its drain-source voltage is very small, that is, the voltage at point A becomes close to The low potential of 0, that is, output logic "0".

输出整形电路600包括:第二反相器I2和第三反相器I3,第二反相器I2的输入端为输出整形电路600的输入端,第二反相器I2的输出端与第三反相器I3的输入端相连接,第三反相器I3的输出端为输出整形电路600的输出端。The output shaping circuit 600 includes: a second inverter I2 and a third inverter I3, the input end of the second inverter I2 is the input end of the output shaping circuit 600, and the output end of the second inverter I2 is connected to the third inverter I2. The input terminals of the inverter I3 are connected together, and the output terminal of the third inverter I3 is the output terminal of the output shaping circuit 600 .

加速响应电路200包括:The accelerated response circuit 200 includes:

所述第三PMOS管PM3、第四PMOS管PM4、第四NMOS管NM4、第五NMOS管NM5、第六NMOS管NM6、第七NMOS管NM7和第四反相器I4。The third PMOS transistor PM3, the fourth PMOS transistor PM4, the fourth NMOS transistor NM4, the fifth NMOS transistor NM5, the sixth NMOS transistor NM6, the seventh NMOS transistor NM7 and the fourth inverter I4.

所述第三PMOS管PM3的漏极与所述公共点A相连接,源极与所述供电电源相连接,栅极与第四PMOS管PM4的漏极相连接,连接点为公共点B。The drain of the third PMOS transistor PM3 is connected to the common point A, the source is connected to the power supply, the gate is connected to the drain of the fourth PMOS transistor PM4, and the connection point is the common point B.

所述第四PMOS管PM4的栅极与所述第二PMOS管PM2的漏极相连接,源极与供电电源相连接。The gate of the fourth PMOS transistor PM4 is connected to the drain of the second PMOS transistor PM2, and the source is connected to a power supply.

所述第七NMOS管NM7的漏极与所述第三PMOS管PM3的漏极相连接,源极接地,栅极与所述第四反相器I4的输入端相连接。The drain of the seventh NMOS transistor NM7 is connected to the drain of the third PMOS transistor PM3, the source is grounded, and the gate is connected to the input terminal of the fourth inverter I4.

所述第四反相器I4的输出端与所述第六NMOS管NM6的栅极相连接。The output end of the fourth inverter I4 is connected to the gate of the sixth NMOS transistor NM6.

所述第六NMOS管NM6的漏极与一电流源I5相连接,源极与所述第五NMOS管NM5的栅极及所述第五NOMS管NM5的漏极相连接。The drain of the sixth NMOS transistor NM6 is connected to a current source I5, and the source is connected to the gate of the fifth NMOS transistor NM5 and the drain of the fifth NOMS transistor NM5.

所述第五NMOS管NM5的栅极还与所述第四NMOS管NM4的栅极相连接,所述第五NOMS管NM5的源极接地。The gate of the fifth NMOS transistor NM5 is also connected to the gate of the fourth NMOS transistor NM4, and the source of the fifth NOMS transistor NM5 is grounded.

所述第四NMOS管NM4的源极接地,漏极与所述第三PMOS管PM3的栅极相连接。The source of the fourth NMOS transistor NM4 is grounded, and the drain is connected to the gate of the third PMOS transistor PM3.

其中,第七NMOS管NM7的栅极及第四反相器I4的输入端输入一控制信号SA_PC,SA_PC控制加速响应电路200的工作与否。Wherein, the gate of the seventh NMOS transistor NM7 and the input terminal of the fourth inverter I4 input a control signal SA_PC, and SA_PC controls whether the acceleration response circuit 200 works or not.

容易理解的是,在对数据进行读取和判定之前,需要首先进行对存储单元400位线的预充电,使得位线电压达到预定的钳位电压。在预充电期间,第一NMOS管NM1对反馈钳位电路100的输出端进行预充处理,使得该端电压迅速达到预定的钳位电压。在预充电结束后,即进入数据的读取和判定阶段,也就是非预充电期间。It is easy to understand that before reading and determining data, it is necessary to precharge the bit line of the memory cell 400 so that the voltage of the bit line reaches a predetermined clamping voltage. During the precharging period, the first NMOS transistor NM1 precharges the output terminal of the feedback clamp circuit 100 so that the voltage at the terminal quickly reaches a predetermined clamping voltage. After the pre-charging is finished, it enters the phase of reading and judging data, that is, the non-pre-charging period.

在电流比较放大器300进行预充电期间,SA_PC为高电平,通过第四反相器I4使得第六NMOS管NM6截止,阻断电流源I5的电流IPULL,加速响应电路200处于不工作状态。同时,第七NMOS管NM7导通,把公共点A的电位归零,因此第四PMOS管PM4导通,流经第四PMOS管PM4的源极的电流为IPM4,使得B点电位置于高电平,最终电流比较放大器300的输出信号SA_OUT恒为低电平。During the precharging period of the current comparison amplifier 300 , SA_PC is at a high level, and the sixth NMOS transistor NM6 is turned off through the fourth inverter I4 , blocking the current I PULL of the current source I5 , and the acceleration response circuit 200 is in an inactive state. At the same time, the seventh NMOS transistor NM7 is turned on, and the potential of the common point A is returned to zero, so the fourth PMOS transistor PM4 is turned on, and the current flowing through the source of the fourth PMOS transistor PM4 is I PM4 , so that the potential of point B is placed at High level, and finally the output signal SA_OUT of the current comparison amplifier 300 is always low level.

在非预充阶段,SA_PC为低电平,电流源I5产生的电流IPULL通过第六NMOS管NM6、第五NMOS管NM5到地,第四NMOS管NM4镜像流过第五NMOS管NM5的电流,加速响应电路200处于有效的工作状态。In the non-precharge phase, SA_PC is at low level, the current I PULL generated by the current source I5 passes through the sixth NMOS transistor NM6 and the fifth NMOS transistor NM5 to ground, and the fourth NMOS transistor NM4 mirrors the current flowing through the fifth NMOS transistor NM5 , the accelerated response circuit 200 is in an effective working state.

考虑动态过程,在预充阶段结束后,电流比较放大器300即进入数据的读取和判定阶段。若被读取的储存单元MC存放的是逻辑数据“0”,便有IMC<IMRC,依据电流比较放大器300的工作原理,A点输出应保持为低电平。由于比较前和比较后的A点电位没有发生逻辑状态的转换,不存在信号的转变建立过程,也就不需要进行加速干预。Considering the dynamic process, after the pre-charge phase is over, the current comparison amplifier 300 enters the data reading and determination phase. If the read memory cell MC stores logic data “0”, then I MC < I MRC , and according to the working principle of the current comparator amplifier 300 , the output of point A should be kept at a low level. Since there is no logic state transition between the potentials at point A before and after the comparison, there is no signal transition establishment process, and no acceleration intervention is required.

若被读取的储存单元MC存放的是逻辑数据“1”,便有IMC>IMRC,依据电流比较放大器300的工作原理,A点输出应为高电平。于是,在比较过程中对寄生电容Cp进行充电,A点电位逐渐上升,第四PMOS管PM4的栅源电压逐渐减小,公共点B的电位逐渐下降。当B点电位低于VDD一个阈值电压时,第三PMOS管PM3开始导通,并以电流IPM3对寄生电容Cp进行辅助充电,加快了寄生电容Cp的充电过程,使得A点更快地达到反相器I2的翻转电平,完成判定并输出。If the read memory cell MC stores logic data “1”, then I MC >I MRC , and according to the working principle of the current comparator amplifier 300 , the output of point A should be at a high level. Therefore, during the comparison process, the parasitic capacitor Cp is charged, the potential of point A increases gradually, the gate-source voltage of the fourth PMOS transistor PM4 decreases gradually, and the potential of the common point B decreases gradually. When the potential of point B is lower than a threshold voltage of VDD, the third PMOS transistor PM3 starts to conduct, and the parasitic capacitor Cp is auxiliary charged with the current I PM3 , which speeds up the charging process of the parasitic capacitor Cp, so that point A can be reached faster. The inversion level of the inverter I2 completes the judgment and outputs.

本发明实施例提供的一种电流模灵敏放大器,可以使用反馈钳位电路为存储单元提供稳定偏置电压以得到流经该存储单元的稳定的传输电流,并将所述电流输入电流比较放大器,以与从参考存储单元获取的电流进行比较并输出比较结果。由于本发明的电流比较放大器使用了加速响应电路加快电流比较放大器输出端寄生电容的充电速度,因此可以有效提高数据的读取速度。A current-mode sense amplifier provided by an embodiment of the present invention can use a feedback clamp circuit to provide a stable bias voltage for the storage unit to obtain a stable transmission current flowing through the storage unit, and input the current into the current comparison amplifier, to compare with the current obtained from the reference memory cell and output the comparison result. Since the current comparison amplifier of the present invention uses an accelerated response circuit to accelerate the charging speed of the parasitic capacitance at the output end of the current comparison amplifier, the reading speed of data can be effectively improved.

需要说明的是,在本文中,诸如第一和第二等之类的关系术语仅仅用来将一个实体或者操作与另一个实体或操作区分开来,而不一定要求或者暗示这些实体或操作之间存在任何这种实际的关系或者顺序。It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that there is a relationship between these entities or operations. There is no such actual relationship or order between them.

以上所述仅是本申请的具体实施方式,应当指出,对于本技术领域的普通技术人员来说,在不脱离本申请原理的前提下,还可以做出若干改进和润饰,这些改进和润饰也应视为本申请的保护范围。The above description is only the specific implementation of the present application. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present application, some improvements and modifications can also be made. It should be regarded as the protection scope of this application.

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1. an ATD-assisted current sense amplifier, be applied to storer, it is characterized in that, comprising: feedback-clamp circuit, electric current comparison amplifier and booster response circuit,
The input end of described feedback-clamp circuit is connected with the storage unit floating-gate pipe, stablize bias voltage to obtain the stable transmission current of this storage unit of flowing through for storage unit provides, and by output terminal, described transmission current is inputted to the in-phase input end of described electric current comparison amplifier;
The inverting input of described electric current comparison amplifier is connected with reference memory unit, for the size of the electric current relatively obtained from described reference memory unit and the electric current obtained from described feedback-clamp circuit, and exports comparative result by output terminal;
Described booster response circuit is connected with the output terminal of electric current comparison amplifier, for accelerating current ratio than the charging rate of amplifier out stray capacitance, accelerates the electric current comparison procedure of electric current comparison amplifier.
2. ATD-assisted current sense amplifier according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise: the output Shaping circuit, for the difference between current signal is carried out to shaping, the input end of described output Shaping circuit is connected with the output terminal of described electric current comparison amplifier, and the output terminal of described output Shaping circuit is for the difference between current signal after output Shaping.
3. ATD-assisted current sense amplifier according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described feedback-clamp circuit comprises: the first phase inverter, the 2nd NMOS pipe and NMOS pipe,
The input end of described the first phase inverter is connected with the source electrode of described the 2nd NMOS pipe, and output terminal is connected with the grid of described the 2nd NMOS pipe; The output terminal that the drain electrode of described the 2nd NMOS pipe is described feedback-clamp circuit, the input end that source electrode is described feedback-clamp circuit and being connected with the drain electrode of described storage unit floating-gate pipe; The drain electrode of a described NMOS pipe is connected with power supply, and grid is inputted a precharging signal, with the drain electrode of controlling described storage unit floating-gate pipe, quickly charges to the clamper current potential, and source electrode is connected with the source electrode of described the 2nd NMOS pipe.
4. ATD-assisted current sense amplifier according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described electric current comparison amplifier comprises:
The one PMOS pipe, the 2nd PMOS pipe, the 3rd NMOS pipe and the 8th NMOS pipe,
The in-phase input end that the drain electrode of a described PMOS pipe is described electric current comparison amplifier, source electrode is connected with power supply, and grid drains and is connected with self; The grid of the grid of described the 2nd PMOS pipe and a described PMOS pipe links together, and source electrode is connected with power supply, and drain electrode is connected with the drain electrode of the 3rd NMOS pipe; A described PMOS pipe and described the 2nd PMOS pipe form current mirror circuit, and the current signal that a described PMOS pipe drain electrode is obtained is mirrored to the drain electrode of described the 2nd PMOS pipe;
The inverting input that the drain electrode of described the 8th NMOS pipe is described electric current comparison amplifier, be connected with reference memory unit, obtains the electric current flowed out in reference memory unit, the source ground of described the 8th NMOS pipe, and grid is connected with the drain electrode of self; The grid of described the 3rd NMOS pipe is connected with the grid of described the 8th NMOS pipe, form current mirror circuit, the drain electrode of for the current mirror that described the 8th NMOS pipe drain electrode is obtained, arriving described the 3rd NMOS pipe, the source ground of described the 3rd NMOS pipe, drain electrode is connected with the drain electrode of described the 2nd PMOS pipe, tie point is common point A, for the drain current at more described the 2nd PMOS pipe in common point A place and the drain current of described the 3rd NMOS pipe, and by common point A output comparative result;
There is an equivalent stray capacitance between described common point A and ground, for following described comparative result, discharged and recharged, when the drain current of described the 2nd PMOS pipe is greater than the drain current of described the 3rd NMOS pipe, described stray capacitance is charged, when the drain current of described the 2nd PMOS pipe is less than the drain current of described the 3rd NMOS pipe, described stray capacitance is discharged.
5. ATD-assisted current sense amplifier according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described booster response circuit comprises: the 3rd PMOS pipe, the 4th PMOS pipe, the 4th NMOS pipe, the 5th NMOS pipe, the 6th NMOS pipe, the 7th NMOS pipe and the 4th phase inverter,
The drain electrode of described the 3rd PMOS pipe is connected with described common point A, and source electrode is connected with described power supply, and grid is connected with the drain electrode of the 4th PMOS pipe;
The grid of described the 4th PMOS pipe is connected with the drain electrode of described the 2nd PMOS pipe, and source electrode is connected with power supply;
The drain electrode of described the 7th NMOS pipe is connected with the drain electrode of described the 3rd PMOS pipe, source ground, and grid is connected with the input end of described the 4th phase inverter;
The output terminal of described the 4th phase inverter is connected with the grid of described the 6th NMOS pipe;
The drain electrode of described the 6th NMOS pipe is connected with a current source, and source electrode is connected with the grid of described the 5th NMOS pipe and the drain electrode of described the 5th NMOS pipe;
The grid of described the 5th NMOS pipe also is connected with the grid of described the 4th NMOS pipe, the source ground of described the 5th NOMS pipe, and described the 5th NMOS pipe forms current mirror circuit with described the 4th NMOS pipe;
The source ground of described the 4th NMOS pipe, drain electrode is connected with the grid of described the 3rd PMOS pipe.
6. ATD-assisted current sense amplifier according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described output Shaping circuit comprises: the second phase inverter and the 3rd phase inverter,
The input end that the input end of described the second phase inverter is described output Shaping circuit, the output terminal of described the second phase inverter is connected with the input end of described the 3rd phase inverter, the output terminal that the output terminal of described the 3rd phase inverter is described output Shaping circuit.
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