Micron Technology Incorporated

Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Other

Michael F Dries

Yong Lu

Roger L Roisen

Mark N Gurnee

Benjamin L Gingerich

A magneto-resistive memory is disclosed that includes a high-speed sense amplifier, that can reliably operate at low signal levels. The sense amplifier includes offset cancellation to reduce or eliminate the internal offsets of the amplifier. The offset cancellation is controlled by one or more switches, which during operation, selectively enable the offset cancellation of the amplifier and store the offsets in one or more coupling capacitors.

Magneto-resistive memory having sense amplifier with offset control

A magneto-resistive memory is disclosed that includes a high-speed sense amplifier that can reliably operate at low signal levels. The sense amplifier includes offset cancellation to reduce or eliminate the internal offsets of the amplifier. The offset cancellation is controlled by one or more switches, which during operation, selectively enable the offset cancellation of the amplifier and store the offsets in one or more coupling capacitors.

Thermally isolated circuit formed on a semiconductor on insulator structure includes a semiconductor surrounded by a semiconductor outer portion with an insulator therebetween. A cavity formed in the underlying semiconductor substrate opposite to the island provides thermal isolation.

Thermally isolated integrated circuit

A voltage reference circuit includes at least a first and a second voltage supply having different operating temperature ranges. Output voltages of the two voltage supplies are compared and one of the supplies is selected to provide an optimum voltage reference.

Temperature stabilized bandgap voltage reference circuit

An input circuit coupled to receive a signal from a detector and compressing the input current representative of such signal with a fixed compression curve before injection of a charge representative thereof into a charge coupled device shift register, thereby accommodating a large dynamic range of input signal.

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Chanhassen, MN, United States of America

Michael F Dries