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8183906 Arrangement, use of an arrangement, reference voltage source and method for generating a voltage value linearly proportional to the temperature  
The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a logarithmizing unit and a subtracting unit, wherein the subtracting unit has an output at which a voltage value linearly proportional to the...
8164362 Single-ended sense amplifier with sample-and-hold reference  
A sense amplifier having a sampling circuit to sample the amplifier input signal; a reference node storing a reference signal corresponding to the input signal; and a timing circuit activating the...
8164363 Aysmmetric sense-amp flip-flop  
An Asymmetric Sense-Amp Flip-Flop (ASAFF) is disclosed that may achieve zero setup time and short clock-to-Q delays. The ASAFF captures input data at a clock transition by setting values of a first...
8143920 Current sensor  
A system includes a current sensor to receive an input signal based on a sense current provided to load circuitry. The current sensor is configurable to generate an output signal from the input...
8130028 CMOS charge pump with improved latch-up immunity  
A CMOS charge pump with improved latch-up immunity is provided. The CMOS charge pump includes a blocking transistor that disconnects first and second boost nodes from a bulk node in response to a...
8085067 Differential-to-single ended signal converter circuit and method  
A differential-to-single ended converter circuit can include a latching circuit having first and second latch field effect transistors (FETs) with drains and gates cross-coupled between a first...
8072244 Current sensing amplifier and method thereof  
The present invention relates to a current sensing amplifier and a method thereof. The current sensing amplifier comprises a first current path, a second current path, a first capacitor, a second...
8067963 Sense-amplifier control circuit and controlling method of sense amplifier  
A sense amplifier control circuit includes an initial-voltage setting circuit configured to set a control signal to an initial voltage, the control signal controlling a sensing operation of a sense...
8024623 Misalignment compensation for proximity communication  
In a proximity communication system, transmit elements on one chip are aligned with receive elements on a second chip juxtaposed with the first chip. However, if the elements are misaligned, either...
8018253 Sense amplifier circuit and related configuration and operation methods  
A sense amplifier circuit is provided with a first transistor arrangement comprising a first n-type field effect transistor (NFET) having a respective body node, and a second transistor arrangement...
7979754 Voltage margin testing for proximity communication  
A method of testing a proximity communication system for voltage margin by impressing a voltage upon the data link between the transmitter on one chip and the receiver on the other chip coupled to...
7973567 Apparatus for sensing an output current in a communications device  
Power over Ethernet (PoE) communication systems provide power and data communications over the same communications link, where a power source device (PSE) provides DC power (for example, 48 volts...
7952393 Semiconductor memory device  
A semiconductor memory device includes an enable signal generating unit for generating an enable signal in response to an active signal and an internal voltage driving unit driven by the active...
7945868 Tunable integrated circuit design for nano-scale technologies  
The invention discloses a method for tuning nano-scale analog-circuit designs in order to reduce random-device mismatches and optimize said design, where nano-scale devices potentially have...
7920436 Sense amplifier  
A sense amplifier includes a first cascode transistor, a second cascode transistor, a first feedback circuit, a second feedback circuit, and a comparator. The drain of the first cascode transistor...
7915927 Offset cancellation circuit and a method thereof  
An offset cancellation circuit includes a sense amplifier configured to receive an input signal and offset voltages and to generate an output signal. A compensation voltage generation section is...
7911235 Logarithmic detectors  
Disclosed is a logarithmic detector comprising: an amplifier element; means for setting a frequency of operation of the detector; and a controller, wherein an input signal to the amplifier element...
7868665 Integrated circuit and sensor for imaging  
New sensors and different embodiments of multi-channel integrated circuit are provided. The new high energy and spatial resolution sensors use both solid state and scintillator detectors. Each...
7847598 Sense amplifier and electronic apparatus using the same  
A sense amplifier according to the present invention for detecting a potential difference of signals input to a first input terminal and a second input terminal, includes a first means for applying...
7825733 Circuit providing compensated power for sense amplifier and driving method thereof  
The present invention discloses a circuit providing a power for a sense amplifier that stabilizes a power voltage supplied to the sense amplifier by compensating a noise generated in the power...
7821859 Adaptive current sense amplifier with direct array access capability  
A current sense amplifier can include an active load circuit having a first load device and second load device coupled in parallel to a first power supply node. A first load device and second load...
7821856 Memory device having an evaluation circuit  
A memory device comprising a memory cell and an evaluation circuit, the memory cell being coupled with the evaluation circuit via a bit line. The memory device further comprises a reference line...
7800970 Sense amplifier and semiconductor memory device having the same  
A sense amplifier circuit includes a current sense amplifier, a voltage sense amplifier, and an output stabilizing circuit. The current sense amplifier amplifies differential input currents to...
7782094 Apparatus for sensing an output current in a communications device  
Power over Ethernet (PoE) communication systems provide power and data communications over the same communications link, where a power source device (PSE) provides DC power (for example, 48 volts...
7778374 Dual reference input receiver of semiconductor device and method of receiving input data signal  
A dual reference input receiver, and a method of receiving, wherein the input receiver includes a first input buffer which is synchronized with and enabled by a clock signal, senses a difference...
7777529 Leakage compensation in dynamic flip-flop  
A dynamic flip-flop includes a leakage compensation circuit enabling operation over a wide range of frequencies. Nodes of the dynamic flip-flop store the flip-flop's state. The leakage compensation...
7768321 Single-ended sense amplifier using dynamic reference voltage and operation method thereof  
A single-ended differential sense amplifier comprises a dynamic reference voltage generation circuit and a differential sense amplifier circuit. Input data with an input data line voltage is...
7760117 Flip-flop and pipelined analog-to-digital converter utilizing the same  
A flip-flop includes a sense amplifier stage and a latch stage. The sense amplifier includes a first P type transistor and generates a first sensed signal and a second sensed signal in a first node...
7751218 Self-referenced match-line sense amplifier for content addressable memories  
A design structure for designing, manufacturing, or testing a content addressable memory (CAM) device. The CAM device includes a plurality of CAM cells, match-lines (MLs), search lines, and ML...
7746122 Input buffer for semiconductor memory apparatus  
Disclosed are an input buffer, and more particularly, a technique that is capable of improving the operation speed of the input buffer by improving response speed with respect to an input signal....
7724559 Self-referenced match-line sense amplifier for content addressable memories  
A content addressable memory (CAM) device and process for searching a CAM. The CAM device includes a plurality of CAM cells, match-lines (MLs), search lines, and ML sense amplifiers. The ML sense...
7724596 Auto-zero current sensing amplifier  
A sensing amplifier for a memory cell comprises a selection stage that outputs one of a reference current and a memory cell current during a first period and the other of the reference current and...
7705283 Photoelectric conversion device and manufacturing method thereof  
It is an object to provide a photoelectric conversion device which detects light ranging from weak light to strong light. The present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device having a...
7642815 Sense amplifier  
A single ended sense amplifier circuit is disclosed that is operable to measure a state of a memory cell. The amplifier can track and compensate for variations in cell current via feedback to...
7636264 Single-ended sense amplifier for very low voltage applications  
A sense amplifier has a transimpedance amplifier capable of producing an output voltage level proportionate to a current variation sensed going into a bitline. A transconductance device is...
7633317 High-side current sense circuit with common-mode voltage reduction  
A high-side current sense circuit comprises a sense resistance Rsense connected in series with a signal having an associated current to be measured I, which develops voltages V1 and V2 on either...
7622962 Sense amplifier control signal generating circuit of semiconductor memory apparatus  
A sense amplifier control signal generating circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus is provided. The sense amplifier control signal generating circuit includes a timing control unit that models...
7620121 DC balance compensation for AC-coupled circuits  
A receiver has a first input port and a second input port both coupled to a differential amplifier through first and second input capacitors. A bias circuit coupled to the core side of the first...
7613047 Efficient circuit and method to measure resistance thresholds  
The embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus, method, etc. for an efficient circuit and method to measure resistance. A sense line driver for an integrated circuit memory is provided,...
7613057 Circuit and method for a sense amplifier  
A circuit and method for providing a sense amplifier for a DRAM memory with reduced distortion in a control signal, the sense amplifier particularly useful for embedding DRAM memory with other...
7609555 Sensing circuit for flash memory device operating at low power supply voltage  
A sensing circuit that operates even at a low power supply voltage and reduces stress on a memory cell in a flash memory device without lowering a reading speed at the low power supply voltage is...
7606096 Semiconductor integrated circuit device  
A semiconductor integrated circuit device, has a first variable resistor element and a second variable resistor element whose resistances are changed complementarily depending on a current; and a...
7583107 Sense amplifier circuit for low voltage applications  
A sense amplifier circuit for low voltage applications is provided. In one implementation, the sense amplifier circuit includes a reference current generation circuit coupled to a power supply. The...
7570082 Voltage comparator apparatus and method having improved kickback and jitter characteristics  
A comparator apparatus for comparing a first and a second voltage input includes a pair of cross-coupled inverter devices, including a pull up device and a pull down device, with output nodes...
7564271 Sense amplifier and electronic apparatus using the same  
A sense amplifier according to the present invention for detecting a potential difference of signals input to a first input terminal and a second input terminal, includes a first means for applying...
7564295 Automatic bias circuit for sense amplifier  
The present invention discloses a bias circuit for a sense amplifier having a device under sensing, the device under sensing having an un-programmed state and a programmed state, the bias circuit...
7554867 Capacitor boost sensing  
A memory cell for storing a charge that gives rise to a cell voltage representing a bit value, the memory cell being capable of having the cell voltage boosted to a boost value at a time following...
7545685 High voltage switch circuit having boosting circuit and flash memory device including the same  
A high-voltage switch circuit includes an enable control circuit, a feedback circuit, a boosting circuit, and a high voltage switch. The enable control circuit precharges an output node to a set...
7538584 Sense amplifier  
The present invention provides a sense amplifier including a current sense circuit that outputs a detection voltage corresponding to an electric current intended for comparison, a current sense...
7536153 Activation signal output circuit having multiple amplifier circuits  
With a capacitor C inserted in an interstage portion of multiple stages of amplifier circuits, a high pass filter is generated by the capacitor C and an input impedance |Z| of an amplifier circuit...
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