Abstract:
A circuit includes a reference data line configured to receive a reference voltage value, a memory cell, a data line coupled to the memory cell and configured to have a data logic value associated with data stored in the memory cell, a first circuit coupled to the reference data line and to the data line, and an output node configured to selectively receive the data logic value from the data line or receive the data logic value through the first circuit, based on the reference voltage value and a trip point used to trigger the first circuit to provide the data logic value through the first circuit.
Abstract:
In some embodiments related to reading data in a memory cell, the data is driven to a local bit line, which drives a local sense amplifier. Depending on the logic level of the data in the memory cell and thus the local bit line, the local sense amplifier transfers the data on the local bit line to a global bit line. A neighbor global bit line is used as a reference for a global sense amplifier to read the differential data on the global bit line and the neighbor global bit line.
Abstract:
A digital memory element has a sense circuit latch to read the value stored in a bit cell. Before addressing a word line, the bit lines are precharged. During the read operation, a bit line is coupled to a supply voltage through a bit cell memory element that has different resistances at logic states “0” and “1.” A reference bit line is coupled to the supply voltage through a comparison resistance value, especially a resistance between high and low resistance of the memory element in the two logic states. Voltages on the bit line and reference bit line ramp toward a switching threshold at rates related to the resistance values. The first line to discharge to switching threshold voltage sets the sense circuit latch.
Abstract:
A memory includes a memory cell, two word lines coupled to the memory cell, two bit lines coupled to the memory cell, and a write assist cell. The write assist cell is configured to transfer data of one bit line in a write operation to the other bit line in a read operation when one word line is used for the write operation, the other word line is used for the read operation, and the two word lines are asserted simultaneously.