DE60205193T2 - Speicherleseverstärker - Google Patents

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DE60205193T2
DE60205193T2 DE60205193T DE60205193T DE60205193T2 DE 60205193 T2 DE60205193 T2 DE 60205193T2 DE 60205193 T DE60205193 T DE 60205193T DE 60205193 T DE60205193 T DE 60205193T DE 60205193 T2 DE60205193 T2 DE 60205193T2
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Frederick A. Perner
Andrew L. Van Brocklin
Peter J. Fricke
James R. Eaton
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/06—Sense amplifiers; Associated circuits, e.g. timing or triggering circuits
    • G11C7/062—Differential amplifiers of non-latching type, e.g. comparators, long-tailed pairs
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • 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
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • G11C11/165—Auxiliary circuits
    • G11C11/1673—Reading or sensing circuits or methods
    • 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
    • G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
    • 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
    • G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
    • G11C11/5607—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using magnetic storage elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C2207/00—Indexing scheme relating to arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C2207/06—Sense amplifier related aspects
    • G11C2207/063—Current sense amplifiers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/06—Sense amplifiers; Associated circuits, e.g. timing or triggering circuits

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  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Mram Or Spin Memory Techniques (AREA)
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US09/976,304 US6501697B1 (en) 2001-10-11 2001-10-11 High density memory sense amplifier
US976304 2001-10-11

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