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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Sung-Soo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kang-Deog Suh, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A sense amplifier for transferring data between a data input/output line and a bit line in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes two isolated current paths to prevent data collisions. A transistor transfers a bit of input data from the data input/output line to a first terminal of a two-terminal latch in response to a load control signal. The second terminal of the latch is connected to the bit line. A second transistor transfers a bit of output data from the second terminal of the latch to the data input/output line in response to a read control signal. While the bit of input data is being transferred, the second transistor isolates the second terminal of the latch from the data input/output line.