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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Kuoyuan Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A memory device includes a first memory array comprising a first bit cell and a second bit cell that are configured to provide a first reference signal and a second reference signal, respectively; a second memory array comprising a third bit cell that is configured to store a first logical state; a reference signal provision (RSP) unit, coupled to the first memory array, and configured to short the first and second reference signals so as to provide an averaged reference signal; and a sensing amplifier, coupled between the RSP unit and the second memory array, and configured to use the averaged reference signal to read out the first logical state stored by the third bit cell.