Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensing circuit for ferroelectric non-volatile memories
- Patent Title (中): 用于铁电非易失性存储器的感应电路
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Application No.: US10274288Application Date: 2002-10-18
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Publication No.: US06980458B2Publication Date: 2005-12-27
- Inventor: Nicolas Demange , Salvatore Torrisi , Giampiero Sberno
- Applicant: Nicolas Demange , Salvatore Torrisi , Giampiero Sberno
- Applicant Address: IT
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT
- Agency: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; P. G. Scott Born
- Priority: EP01830656 20011018
- Main IPC: G11C11/22
- IPC: G11C11/22

Abstract:
A circuit for sensing a ferroelectric non-volatile information storage unit comprises a pre-charge circuit for applying a prescribed pre-charge voltage to a storage capacitor of the information storage unit. The pre-charge voltage causes a variation in a polarization charge of the storage capacitor, depending on an initial polarization state of the storage capacitor. A charge integration circuit integrates an electric charge proportional to the variation in polarization charge experienced by the storage capacitor. The charge integration circuit thus provides an output voltage depending on the polarization state of the storage capacitor. The charge integration circuit may comprises an integration capacitor and current mirror circuit, with a first mirror branch coupled to the pre-charge circuit and a second mirror branch coupled to the integration capacitor, for mirroring into the second mirror branch an electric charge supplied to the information storage unit to compensate for the variation in the polarization charge experienced by the storage capacitor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030090925A1 Sensing circuit for ferroelectric non-volatile memories Public/Granted day:2003-05-15
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