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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:
May. 30, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, CA (US);

Taehyun Kim, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/08 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 5/063 (2013.01); G11C 7/08 (2013.01); G11C 13/0038 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 29/026 (2013.01); G11C 29/028 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory has a plurality of non-volatile resistive (NVR) memory arrays, each with an associated reference voltage generating circuit coupled by a reference circuit coupling link to a reference line, the reference coupled to a sense amplifier for that NVR memory array. Reference line coupling links couple the reference lines of different NVR memory arrays. Optionally, different ones of the reference coupling links are removed or opened, obtaining respective different average and isolated reference voltages on the different reference lines. Optionally, different ones of the reference circuit coupling links are removed or opened, obtaining respective different averaged voltages on the reference lines, and uncoupling and isolating different reference circuits.


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