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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Seung Han Oak, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Ku, Gwangju-si, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/065 (2013.01); G11C 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sense amplifier includes a latch type sense unit that detects a voltage difference between a bit line and a bit line bar and causes a voltage difference between a first latch output node and a second latch output node. The sense amplifier further includes a first latch connection unit that electrically connects the bit line to and disconnects the bit line from the first latch output node.