Static information storage and retrieval – Systems using particular element – Capacitors
Patent
1992-06-25
1994-03-01
LaRoche, Eugene R.
Static information storage and retrieval
Systems using particular element
Capacitors
365203, 365205, 365206, G11C 700
Patent
active
052914372
ABSTRACT:
The present invention describes a circuit and method for utilizing a single dummy cell for each sense amplifier in a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device. A precharge transistor connects a dummy cell capacitor to a reference potential and decoded selection transistors. The use of decoded selection transistors provides a means to share the dummy cell capacitor between either input of a differential or sense amplifier thereby reducing required area and circuit complexity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4758987 (1988-07-01), Sakui
patent: 4841483 (1989-06-01), Furuyama
Donaldson Richard L.
Kesterson James C.
LaRoche Eugene R.
Neerings Ronald O.
Nguyen Viet Q.
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