Input receiver circuit having single-to-differential amplifier, and semiconductor device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-Chul CHO, Yoon-Joo EOM, Young-Jin JEON, Yong-Cheol BAE
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Abstract
An input receiver circuit including a single-to-differential amplifier and a semiconductor device including the input receiver circuit are disclosed. The input receiver circuit includes a first stage amplifier unit and a second stage amplifier unit. The first stage amplifier unit amplifies a single input signal in a single-to-differential mode to generate a differential output signal, without using a reference voltage. The second stage amplifier unit amplifies the differential output signal in a differential-to-single mode to generate a single output signal.
Claims15
An input receiver circuit, comprising:
- a first stage amplifier unit configured to amplify a single input signal in a single-to-differential mode to generate a differential output signal, without using a reference voltage;
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- a second stage amplifier unit configured to amplify the differential output signal in a differential-to-single mode to generate a single output signal.
A semiconductor memory device, comprising:
- a memory cell array configured to operate in response to a word-line enable signal and a column selecting signal;
- a row decoder configured to decode a row address signal to generate the word-line enable signal;
- a column decoder configured to decode a column address signal to generate the column selecting signal;
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- an input/output circuit including an input receiver circuit,
- wherein the input receiver circuit includes:
- a first stage amplifier unit configured to amplify a single input signal in a single-to-differential mode to generate a differential output signal, without using a reference voltage;
- and
- a second stage amplifier unit configured to amplify the differential output signal in a differential-to-single mode to generate a single output signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.