DE3176224D1 - Folded bit line-shared sense amplifiers - Google Patents

Folded bit line-shared sense amplifiers

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Publication number
DE3176224D1
DE3176224D1 DE8181304614T DE3176224T DE3176224D1 DE 3176224 D1 DE3176224 D1 DE 3176224D1 DE 8181304614 T DE8181304614 T DE 8181304614T DE 3176224 T DE3176224 T DE 3176224T DE 3176224 D1 DE3176224 D1 DE 3176224D1
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Prior art keywords
bit line
sense amplifiers
folded bit
shared sense
shared
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DE8181304614T
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English (en)
Inventor
Sargent Sheffield Eaton
Rudolph Wooten
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Inmos Corp
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Inmos Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
    • G11C11/409—Read-write [R-W] circuits 
    • G11C11/4097—Bit-line organisation, e.g. bit-line layout, folded bit lines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
    • G11C11/409—Read-write [R-W] circuits 
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
    • G11C11/409—Read-write [R-W] circuits 
    • G11C11/4091—Sense or sense/refresh amplifiers, or associated sense circuitry, e.g. for coupled bit-line precharging, equalising or isolating

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
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  • Static Random-Access Memory (AREA)
DE8181304614T 1980-10-10 1981-10-05 Folded bit line-shared sense amplifiers Expired DE3176224D1 (en)

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US06/195,728 US4351034A (en) 1980-10-10 1980-10-10 Folded bit line-shared sense amplifiers

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DE3176224D1 true DE3176224D1 (en) 1987-07-02

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US (1) US4351034A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0049990B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5792486A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1175939A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3176224D1 (enExample)

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EP0049990A3 (en) 1982-10-13
JPH0115957B2 (enExample) 1989-03-22
EP0049990B1 (en) 1987-05-27
JPS5792486A (en) 1982-06-09
EP0049990A2 (en) 1982-04-21
CA1175939A (en) 1984-10-09
US4351034A (en) 1982-09-21

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