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Method for operating a current sense amplifier

Patent 6317374 Issued on November 13, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 20, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 02/13/1996
Inventor: Sharp

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Patent #: 5502680
Issued on: 03/26/1996
Inventor: Du, et al.

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Patent #: 5615161
Issued on: 03/25/1997
Inventor: Mu

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Patent #: 5883846
Issued on: 03/16/1999
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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 742133 filed on 12/20/2000

US Classes:

365/205, Flip-flop used for sensing365/207Differential sensing

Examiners

Primary: Le, Vu A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G11C 007/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1999-12-20 DE

Abstract

A method for operating a current sense amplifier having a latch configuration improves the signal-to-noise ratio by setting the supply voltage for the latch configuration to be greater than a voltage which is present at the input of the current sense amplifier.

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