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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A White, Garland, TX (US);
Albert H Taddiken, Dallas, US;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518911 ; 365190 ; 365205 ;
Abstract
A digital memory system of the type which includes an amplifier transistor connected to provide an amplified bit line signal corresponding to the state of a selected memory cell. A bit line pull-up transistor is positioned to function as a bit line current source and as a load device for the amplifier transistor. The amplifier transistor is connected between the pull-up transistor and the bit line and an output node positioned between the pull-up and amplifier transistors provides the amplified bit line signal corresponding to the state of a selected memory cell.