Sense amplifier having integrated y multiplexor and method therefor
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsLawrence T. Clark, Robert D. Bateman
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit has a sense amp connected to a plurality of bit lines with bit line transistors. Each of the bit line transistors may be connected to a sense amp enable transistor so that together, the coupling and sense amp enable transistors connect the sense amp to a power supply voltage.
Claims22
An apparatus having an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit comprising:
- a sense amp having a first transistor having a gate terminal coupled to a first bit line and a second transistor having a gate terminal coupled to a second bit line;
- a first enable transistor coupled to the sense amp and further coupled to a drain of the first transistor;
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- a second enable transistor coupled to the sense amp and further coupled to a drain of the second transistor.
An apparatus comprising:
- a static random access memory;
- a processor coupled to the static random access memory;
- a first bit line;
- a second bit line;
- a sense amp:
- a first sense amp enable transistor coupled to the sense amp and the first bit line, wherein the sense amp enable transistor is adapted to couple the sense amp to a ground voltage potential;
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- a second sense amp enable transistor coupled to the sense amp and the second bit line.
A method of sensing data with a sense amp, the method comprising:
- enabling a first bit line transistor with a first bit line;
- enabling a second bit line transistor with a second bit line;
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- generating an enable signal that enables one of a plurality of sense amp enable transistors and couples the first bit line transistor to a ground voltage potential.
An apparatus comprising a timer adapted to generate a word line signal and a sense amp enable signal, wherein the word line signal activates a first bit line and a second bit line, and the sense amp enable signal enables one of a first sense amp enable transistor and a second sense amp enable transistor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.