Apparatuses including temperature-based threshold voltage compensated sense amplifiers and methods for compensating same

An apparatus, comprising:

• a temperature sensor control circuit configured to measure an operating temperature of at least a portion of the apparatus and provide a digital output;
• and
• a threshold voltage compensation control circuit coupled to the temperature sensor control circuit, the threshold voltage compensation control circuit configured to receive the digital output from the temperature sensor control circuit and adjust a sense amplifier threshold voltage compensation based at least in part on the received digital output, wherein the threshold voltage compensation control circuit is configured to provide a signal to a sense amplifier control circuit indicating a duration of the sense amplifier threshold voltage compensation.

A method, comprising:

• measuring an operating temperature of at least a portion of a semiconductor device;
• and
• adjusting a duration of threshold voltage compensation based at least in part on a digital output, the digital output based at least in part on the measured operating temperature, wherein the duration of threshold voltage compensation occurs prior to word line activation.

A method, comprising:

• measuring an operating temperature of at least a portion of a semiconductor device;
• and
• adjusting a duration of threshold voltage compensation based at least in part on a digital output, the digital output based at least in part on the measured operating temperature, wherein adjusting the threshold voltage compensation comprises providing a signal to a sense amplifier control circuit indicating the duration of the threshold voltage compensation.