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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Leonard Forbes, Corvallis, OR (US);
Micron, Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A sense amplifier is coupled to a memory array comprising a first plurality of cells coupled to a first bit line and a dummy cell coupled to a second bit line. The sense amplifier includes a first source follower comprising a first current sink and a first source follower transistor having a gate coupled to the first bit line and a second source follower comprising a second current sink and a second source follower transistor having a gate coupled to the second bit line. The sense amplifier also includes a first n-channel transistor having a gate coupled to the first bit line and a first p-channel transistor having a gate coupled to the first bit line through the first source follower. The sense amplifier also includes a second n-channel transistor having a gate coupled to the second bit line and a second p-channel transistor having a gate coupled to the second bit line through the second source follower.