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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeff S. Brown, Forts Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ; H03F 3/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ; H03F 3/45 ;
Abstract
A sense amplifier includes a voltage supply terminal, first and second differential bit line inputs and a differential amplifier. The differential amplifier has first and second amplifier inputs, which are coupled to the first and second differential bit line inputs, respectively, and has an amplifier output. A first transistor is coupled between the voltage supply terminal and the first bit line input and has a current control terminal coupled to the second bit line input. A second transistor is coupled between the voltage supply terminal and the second bit line input and has a current control terminal coupled to the first bit line input.