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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
May. 03, 2006
Mu-hsiang Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jae-hyeong Kim, San Ramon, CA (US);
Patrick T. Chuang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mu-Hsiang Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jae-Hyeong Kim, San Ramon, CA (US);
Patrick T. Chuang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A dynamic sense amplifier for static random access memory (SRAM) is provided. The dynamic sense amplifier includes a pre-amplifier configured to amplify small input signals according to a first clock signal, and a main sense-latch coupled to the pre-amplifier, wherein the main sense-latch is configured to respond to the small input signals according to a second clock signal and a third clock signal, and wherein the dynamic sense amplifier is configured to consume substantially zero direct current power.