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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Mark Bauer, Folsom, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Bauer, Folsom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A current sensing scheme for non-volatile memory is disclosed comprising an apparatus for determining one or more memory cell states in a non-volatile memory device. The apparatus having a first memory cell coupled to a first bitline and a first sensing element coupled to the first bitline, the first sensing element operable to sense a voltage corresponding to a state of the memory cell wherein the sensed voltage is independent of a bitline voltage discharge over time of the first memory cell.