Sense amplifier flip flop

A sense amplifier flip flop, comprising:

• a pre-charging portion connected between a first power voltage and first and second nodes and pre-charging the first and second nodes to a predetermined voltage in response to a clock signal;
• a differential input portion connected between a second power voltage and third and fourth nodes and receiving an input signal and an inverted input signal to generate a voltage difference between the input signal and the inverted input signal to the third and fourth nodes in response to the clock signal;
• a differential amplifying portion including a first inverter which includes a first pull-up transistor and a first pull-down transistor serial-connected between the first power voltage and the third node and inverts a signal of the second node to be outputted to the first node and a second inverter which includes a second pull-up transistor and a second pull-down transistor serial-connected between the first power voltage and the fourth node and inverts a signal of the first node to be outputted to the second node, amplifying the voltage difference between the third and fourth nodes, and applying first and second body bias voltages to bodies of the first and second pull-down transistors;
• a bias voltage generating portion generating the first and second bias voltages for adjusting an offset of an electric current flowing through the third and fourth nodes;
• and
• a latch portion for latching signals of the first and second nodes to output an output signal and an inverted output signal;
• wherein the bias voltage generating portion includes a plurality of resistors and a plurality of output nodes between a third power voltage having a lower level than or equal level to the second power voltage and a fourth power voltage having a level between the first power voltage and the second power voltage, and the first and second body bias voltages are selected in the plurality of output nodes and then outputted.

A sense amplifier flip flop, comprising:

• a differential input portion configured to generate a voltage difference on a first node and a second node in response to an input signal, an inverted input signal, and a clock signal;
• a differential amplifying portion including:
• a first inverter having a first transistor of a first type and a first transistor of a second type serially coupled between a power supply and the third node;
• and
• a second inverter having a second transistor of the first type and a second transistor of the second type serially coupled between the power supply and the fourth node;
• and
• a bias voltage generating portion configured to generate a first body bias voltage and a second body bias voltage;
• wherein:
• a body of the first transistor of the first type is coupled to the bias voltage generating portion to receive the first body bias voltage;
• a body of the second transistor of the first type is coupled to the bias voltage generating portion to receive the second body bias voltage;
• the bias voltage generating portion is configured such that the first body bias voltage and the second body bias voltage can be different;
• the bias voltage generating portion is configured to generate a third body bias voltage and a fourth body bias voltage;
• a body of the first transistor of the second type is coupled to the bias voltage generating portion to receive the third body bias voltage;
• a body of the second transistor of the second type is coupled to the bias voltage generating portion to receive the fourth body bias voltage;
• and
• the third body bias voltage and the fourth body bias voltage can be independently varied.