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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Fritsch, Esslingen, DE;

Michael Kugel, Boeblingen, DE;

Juergen Pille, Stuttgart, DE;

Dieter Wendel, Schoenaich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/08 (2006.01); G11C 7/14 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/065 (2013.01); G11C 5/063 (2013.01); G11C 7/08 (2013.01); G11C 7/14 (2013.01); G11C 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A current sense amplifier is provided. The amplifier comprises a first cross coupled inverter, a second cross coupled inverter, and a transmission gate. The first cross coupled inverter has a first source coupled to sense current input. The second cross coupled inverter has a second source coupled to a reference current input. The transmission gate comprises a first transmission end, a second transmission end, and a gate input. The first transmission end is operatively coupled to a first input of the first cross coupled inverter. The second transmission end is operatively coupled to a second input of the second cross coupled inverter. The gate input is operatively coupled to the control line input. Each cross coupled inverter is configured for switching a coupling of the sense current input and the reference current input.


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