Sense amplifier control circuit of semiconductor memory device

Details Sense amplifier control circuit of semiconductor memory device Sense amplifier control circuit of semiconductor memory device

1995-01-27

1996-11-05

Nelms, David C.

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Differential sensing

365205, 36518907, G11C 700

Patent

active

055724752

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device and more particularly to a sense amplifier control circuit capable of stabilizing memory cell voltage characteristics by clamping an external power supply voltage to an internal power supply voltage. The semiconductor memory device according to the present invention has a sense amplifier operated by a given control signal and a first sense amplifier driver. A sense amplifier driver control circuit has an output line connected to a control terminal of the first sense amplifier driver for variably controlling current flowing into the first sense amplifier driver by allowing the amount of current to be increased when transmitting data from a RAM port to a SAM port. A bias circuit has an output line connected to a control terminal of a driving element of the sense amplifier driver control unit and maintains the current flowing into the driving element at a constant state regardless of an increment or decrement of an external power supply voltage. A drive circuit having an input line connected to a voltage applied to the sense amplifier and an output line connected to the input lines of the sense amplifier control circuit and the bias circuit drive the sense amplifier driver control circuit and the bias circuit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5267203 (1993-11-01), Hwang
patent: 5386389 (1995-01-01), Taoka
patent: 5420823 (1995-05-01), Yonaga

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