Micron Technology Incorporated

Vipul Surlekar

Gary L Howe

Vijayakrishna J Vankayala

John A Winegard

Apparatuses and methods for improved memory cycle times are disclosed. An example apparatus may include first and second lines and a sense amplifier. The sense amplifier is directly coupled to the first and second lines. The sense amplifier may sense a differential signal between the first and second lines and amplify the same. An example method may include accessing a first memory cell coupled to a first line of a pair of lines and accessing a second memory cell coupled to a second line of the pair of lines. A differential is sensed between the pair of lines with a sense amplifier coupled directly to the pair of lines, and the sensed differential is amplified. The sense amplifier is coupled to an input/output bus to provide the amplified sensed differential to the input/output bus.

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Allen, TX, United States of America

Vipul Surlekar