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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicants:
Masahiro Takahashi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tsuneo Inaba, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dong Keun Kim, Icheon-si, KR;
Ji Wang Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Masahiro Takahashi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tsuneo Inaba, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dong Keun Kim, Icheon-si, KR;
Ji Wang Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0054 (2013.01); G11C 2213/79 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory cell, a sense amplifier, and a resistor. The sense amplifier includes a first input and a second input, outputs a signal in accordance with a difference between the first and second inputs, and is selectively coupled at a second input to the memory cell. The resistor is in a first path between the first input of the sense amplifier and a ground node.