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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1989
Judocus A Lammerts, Eindhoven, NL;
Willem G Ritzerfeld, Eindhoven, NL;
Michael J Tooher, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit with a memory, includes a matrix of memory cells and sense amplifiers which are coupled thereto, with the inputs of the sense amplifiers being connected to one another and the outputs of the sense amplifiers being connected to one another via a read bus. During the reading of information from a memory cell, the sense amplifiers are simultaneously activated. As a result, the access time for reading information from a a memory cell remains substantially constant when the number of memory columns to be connected in parallel is changed. The dimensioning of the sense amplifiers may remain the same when the number of memory columns is changed, so that dimensioning need be performed only once. This results in a saving as regards time and costs.