17821775. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SENSE AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH COMPENSATION CIRCUIT simplified abstract (Micron Technology, Inc.)
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SENSE AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH COMPENSATION CIRCUIT
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
KYOICHI Nagata of Kawasaki (JP)
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SENSE AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17821775 titled 'SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SENSE AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH COMPENSATION CIRCUIT
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an apparatus with a sense amplifier, compensation circuit, local I/O lines, and an equalizing circuit.
- Sense amplifier amplifies potential difference between digit lines.
- Compensation circuit compensates threshold difference between transistors.
- Local I/O lines are coupled to digit lines.
- Equalizing circuit equalizes potential of local I/O lines before compensation operation is completed.
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- Potential Applications
- Memory devices
- Image sensors
- Signal processing circuits
- Problems Solved
- Improves accuracy of sensing and amplification in electronic devices
- Reduces errors caused by threshold differences in transistors
- Benefits
- Enhanced performance and reliability of electronic devices
- Improved signal processing capabilities
- Increased efficiency in memory operations
Original Abstract Submitted
An apparatus that includes a sense amplifier including first and second cross-coupled transistors to amplify a potential difference between first and second digit lines, a compensation circuit configured to compensate a threshold difference between the first and second transistors, first and second local I/O lines coupled to the first and second digit lines, respectively, and an equalizing circuit configured to equalize the first and second local I/O lines. The equalizing circuit is configured to change a precharge level of the first and second local I/O lines from a first potential to a second potential before a compensation operation of the compensation circuit is completed.
