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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Tae Hyun Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Hari M. Rao, San Diego, CA (US);
Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Tae Hyun Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Hari M. Rao, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of testing a reference cell in a memory array are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method of testing a reference cell in a memory array includes coupling a first reference cell of a first reference cell pair of the memory array to a first input of a first sense amplifier of the memory array. The method also includes providing a reference signal to a second input of the first sense amplifier. The reference signal is associated with a second reference cell pair of the memory array.