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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/28 (2006.01); G11C 16/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2013.01); G11C 7/06 (2013.01); G11C 7/065 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/28 (2013.01); G11C 7/067 (2013.01); G11C 13/0061 (2013.01); G11C 16/32 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0045 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0054 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0057 (2013.01); G11C 2207/063 (2013.01); G11C 2207/068 (2013.01); G11C 2213/79 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is suggested for determining a state of a memory cell via a sense amplifier the method including applying a first signal to the sense amplifier; sensing a first response; determining a reference signal based on the first signal; sensing a second response based on a second signal that is determined based on the first signal; and determining the state of the memory cell based on the second response and the reference signal. Also, a memory device that is able to determine the state of the memory cell is provided.