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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Inventors:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novelics, LLC, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a sense amplifier includes: a differential amplifier adapted to amplify a voltage difference between a pair of bit lines; and a self-bias generation circuit adapted to reduce an offset bias in the differential amplifier with regard to the amplification of the voltage difference between the pair of bit lines.