High-speed sense amplifier of a semi-conductor memory device
AssigneeHyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorHoe Kwoun Jung
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AssigneeHyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorHoe Kwoun Jung
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This invention relates to a high-speed sense amplifier of a semi-conductor memory device where a high-speed operation is possible both in a high voltage state and a low voltage state, is characterized to comprise, in a high-speed sense amplifier where a high-speed operation is possible both in the high voltage state that a power supply voltage is higher than a reference voltage and in the low voltage state that the power supply voltage is lower than the reference voltage by connecting a current mirror-type differential amplifier and an NMOS cross couple-type differential amplifier in parallel, a first amplifying part for sensing and amplifying an inputting bit signal; an equalization means for equalizing an output signal of the first amplifying part when a first sense amplifier enable signal is low; a second amplifying part having a high voltage sense amplifying part for sensing and amplifying the first amplifying signal in a high speed in a high voltage state, a low voltage sense amplifying part connected with the high voltage sense amplifying part in parallel for sensing and amplifying the first amplifying signal in a high speed in a low voltage state; an output part; a voltage generating part for generating a power supply voltage state signal; a low voltage output control part for controlling an output of the low voltage sense amplifying part by using a signal being outputted in the voltage generating part and a first sense amplifier enable signal.
In a high-speed sense amplifier where a high-speed operation is possible both in the high voltage state that a power supply voltage is higher than a reference voltage and in the low voltage state that the power supply voltage is lower than the reference voltage by connecting a current mirror-type differential amplifier and an NMOS cross couple-type differential amplifier in parallel, the high-speed sense amplifier of a semi-conductor memory device comprising:
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