Memory output circuit and method thereof
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorChao-Sheng Huang
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Abstract
An output circuit of a memory is provided. The output circuit includes a first pre-charge circuit, a multiplexer, and a sense amplifier. The first pre-charge circuit pre-charges the voltage of a target readout bit line to the logic high level according to a pre-charge signal. The multiplexer selects the target readout bit line from multiple readout bit lines according to a selecting signal. The sense amplifier detects the voltage of the target readout bit line after the target memory cell is selected to be readout.
Claims12
A method for outputting a data of a target memory cell from a memory, wherein the target memory cell corresponds to a target readout bit line and the target readout bit line is one of a plurality of the readout bit lines, comprising:
- pre-charging of the voltages of the readout bit lines to logic high level;
- selecting the target memory cell and outputting the voltage of the target memory cell to the target readout bit line;
- detecting the voltage of the target readout bit line;
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- comparing the voltage of the target readout bit line and a source voltage, which is logic high level, with a sense amplifier to generate a output signal and an inverse output signal on a first output node and a second output node, wherein the inverse output signal is inverted to the output signal;
- wherein the sense amplifier comprises:
- a first differential input transistor, having a gate connected to one of the readout bit lines for receiving the voltage of the target readout bit line, and a source connected to a node electrically conductive selectively coupled to the target readout bit line
- a second differential input transistor, having a gate connected to the source voltage with the logic high level, and a source connected to the node electrically conductive selectively coupled to the target readout bit line.
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