- Patent Title: Latch offset cancelation for magnetoresistive random access memory
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Application No.: US14499153Application Date: 2014-09-27
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Publication No.: US09691462B2Publication Date: 2017-06-27
- Inventor: Seong-Ook Jung , Taehui Na , Byungkyu Song , Jung Pill Kim , Seung Hyuk Kang
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: MG-IP Law, P.C.
- Main IPC: G11C11/16
- IPC: G11C11/16 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C7/08 ; G11C7/12

Abstract:
Systems and methods relate to operations on a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) bit cell using a circuit configured in multiple phases. In a sensing circuit phase, the circuit configured to determine a first differential voltage between a data voltage across the bit cell and a reference voltage. In a pre-amplifying phase, the circuit is configured to pre-amplify the first differential voltage to generate a pre-amplified differential voltage, which does not have offset voltages that may arise due to process variations. In a sense amplifier phase, the circuit is configured to amplify the pre-amplified differential voltage in a latch. Generation of the pre-amplified differential voltage cancels offset voltages which may arise in the latch. In a write phase, the circuit is further configured to write a write data value to the MRAM bit cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160093350A1 LATCH OFFSET CANCELATION SENSE AMPLIFIER Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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