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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Tetsuaki Okahiro, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Takishita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4074 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/4074 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a memory cell, a bit line coupled to the memory cell, and a sense amplifier configured to amplify a data signal on the bit line read out from the memory cell. The sense amplifier is operated in a first mode with a first power source voltage difference and operated in a second mode with a second power source voltage difference smaller than the first power source voltage difference.