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Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jae-yoon Sim, Suwon, KR;

Hyun-soon Jang, Seoul, KR;

Woo-seop Jeong, Yongin, KR;

Kyung-ho Kim, Suwon, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ;
Abstract

A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a sense amplifier for amplifying an input signal and a complement of the input signal. The sense amplifier includes cross-coupled transistors. Each unique cross-coupled transistor is coupled to a corresponding unique transistor formed as a diode. A resistor is coupled in series between one cross-coupled resistor and an input port receiving the input signal, and another resistor is coupled in series between the other cross-coupled transistor and another input port receiving the complement of the input signal. Resistances associated with the sources of each cross-coupled transistor provide the resistance of the resistors.


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