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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Ching Chung Lin, Taipei, TW;
Nai Ping Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Han Sung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a memory device comprises an array of memory cells arranged into word lines and bit lines, with a sense amplifier and a plurality of reference cells for each bit line. The sense amplifier for a bit line compares the output of a memory cell for that bit line with the output of one of the plurality of reference cells for that bit line.