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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Mauro Pagliato, Bollate, IT;
Massimo Montanaro, Pavia, IT;
Paolo Rolandi, Voghera, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A parallel sense amplifier includes a measuring branch for receiving an input current to be measured, a plurality of reference branches each one for receiving a reference current, and a plurality of comparators each one for comparing a voltage at a measuring node along the measuring branch with a voltage at a reference node along a corresponding reference branch; the amplifier further includes a multiple current mirror for mirroring the input current into each reference branch.