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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Shin Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Shin Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

PS4 Luxco S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 7/1048 (2013.01); G11C 13/0002 (2013.01); G11C 2213/79 (2013.01); G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0071 (2013.01); G11C 7/067 (2013.01); G11C 13/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for sensing data in a resistive memory device including a sense amplifier with an input coupled to a bitline through a capacitor includes activating a word line to form a current path through a resistive memory cell to the bitline, precharging the bitline to a first precharge voltage and precharging the input of the sense amplifier to a second precharge voltage between the first precharge voltage and the decision threshold of the sense amplifier, disabling, after a first predetermined period of time, precharge of the bit line and precharge of the input of the sense amplifier, and latching data at an output of the sense amplifier after a second predetermined period of time.


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