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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh P. Gopinath, Freemont, CA (US);
Xiaoli Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Thomas Melde, Dresden, DE;
Nicki N. Mika, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4099 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01); G11C 11/4097 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4099 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/4094 (2013.01); G11C 11/4097 (2013.01); G11C 11/5635 (2013.01);
Abstract
Structures herein include an array of non-volatile memory cells. The non-volatile memory cells include memory bit cells and at least one reference bit cell that is adjacent the memory bit cells. These structures also include at least one reference voltage regulator connected to the reference bit cell, and at least one sense amplifier connected to the memory bit cells and the reference voltage regulator.