Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific signal discriminating without subsequent control – By amplitude
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2005-09-20
Ton, My-Trang Nu (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Specific signal discriminating without subsequent control
By amplitude
Reexamination Certificate
active
06946882
ABSTRACT:
A symmetrical high-speed current sense amplifier having complementary reference cells and configurable load devices that eliminates architecture-related capacitive mismatch contributions. The current sense amplifier is adapted for use in a symmetric sensing architecture and includes a configurable load device. The current sense amplifier includes a voltage comparator, a first clamping device coupled between a first input of the voltage comparator and a first input signal, the first clamping device being coupled to a reference voltage. A second clamping device is coupled between the second input of the voltage comparator and a second input signal, the second clamping device being coupled to the reference voltage. The load device may comprise a current mirror that is coupled between the first and second input of the voltage comparator. The current mirror may be configurable by select transistors. Alternatively, the load device may be a hard-wired current mirror, and a multiplexer may be used to select whether the first input signal or the second input signal is connected to a first or second side of the current mirror. Configurable dummy loads may be added at appropriate nodes to optimize the capacitive load and increase the speed of the amplifier. Equalization devices may be coupled between the first and second inputs of the voltage comparator, and between the first input signal and the second input signal.
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DeBrosse John Kenneth
Gogl Dietmar
Reohr William Robert
Nu Ton My-Trang
Slater & Matsil L.L.P.
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