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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...
8058908 Level detector, voltage generator, and semiconductor device  
A level detector, a voltage generator, and a semiconductor device are provided. The voltage generator includes a level detector that senses the level of an output voltage to output a sensing signal...
8049535 Sense amplifier for low voltage high speed sensing  
A memory system includes a sense amplifier for detecting content of data memory cells by comparison with a voltage stored in a reference cell. The sense amplifier may comprise a comparator, first...
8035317 Optocoupler system with reduced power consumption and pulse width distortion  
According to one embodiment, there is provided an optocoupler system configured to generate current signals having high, low and no amplitude portions in response to the receipt of logic high and...
8031547 Differential sense amplifier  
A differential sense amplifier can perform data sensing using a very low supply voltage.
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...
7983089 Sense amplifier with capacitance-coupled differential sense amplifier  
During first portion of a first read cycle determining that a first input of a sense amplifier is to receive information based upon a state of a storage cell during a first portion of a read cycle,...
7898311 Phase shifting circuit which produces phase shift signal regardless of frequency of input signal  
A waveform generating circuit includes a constant current circuit that supplies a constant current through a power source; a current mirror circuit that flows an output current that is n times an...
7855583 Sense amplifier for low voltage high speed sensing  
A memory system includes a sense amplifier for detecting content of data memory cells by comparison with a voltage stored in a reference cell. The sense amplifier may comprise a comparator, first...
7813201 Differential sense amplifier  
A differential sense amplifier can perform data sensing using a very low supply voltage.
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...
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...
7737650 MOS transistor control  
The invention concerns a method for controlling a switching assembly comprising a plurality of transistors connected in parallel, having a linear operating mode, a closed-switch operating mode and...
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...
7711971 Multi-input power supply supervisor  
A system for monitoring multiple power supply signals with respect to a threshold has multiple inputs for receiving input power supply signals. A processing circuit of the system produces an output...
7616028 Sense amplifier for low voltage high speed sensing  
A memory system includes a sense amplifier for detecting content of data memory cells by comparison with a voltage stored in a reference cell. The sense amplifier may comprise a comparator, first...
7570083 High-speed receiver assembly  
A high-speed receiver suitable for applications that desire a common-mode voltage range from approximately 0.7V to approximately 0.9V is arranged by coupling first and second differential pair...
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...
7518411 Data receiving apparatus using semi-dual reference voltage  
A semi-dual reference voltage data receiving apparatus includes a first input buffer, a second input buffer, and a phase detector wherein the first input buffer includes a first input receiving...
7501862 Comparator with low offset voltage  
A differential comparator is provided. The comparator receiving two differential signals and generating a comparison result represented by an output signal on one of two output terminals...
7498849 Sense amplifiers with high voltage swing  
A sense amplifier includes a reference voltage generator for generating a reference output voltage and a core output voltage generator for generating a core output voltage. The core output voltage...
7477076 Low-voltage, low-power-consumption, and high-speed differential current-sense amplification  
A differential current-sensing amplifier includes two inverters, two resistors, a NOR gate, and five switches. The first inverter has a first output; the second inverter has a second output. The...
7449922 Sensing circuitry and method of detecting a change in voltage on at least one input line  
Sensing circuitry and a method of operating such sensing circuitry are provided. The sensing circuitry has voltage change detection circuitry for detecting a change in voltage on at least one input...
7417471 Voltage comparator having hysteresis characteristics  
A voltage comparator having hysteresis includes a comparing section that compares an input voltage with a reference voltage so as to output a high-level or low-level signal; and a reference voltage...
7388409 Offset independent sense circuit and method  
An offset current independent sense circuit is switchable between a store state and a sense state. In the store state, the sense circuit stores an offset current to a capacitor, and the influence...
7368955 Current-balanced logic circuit  
In accordance with some embodiments, a current-balanced logic circuit includes a first sense amplifier, a second sense amplifier, and a current-source transistor which provides bias current to the...
7360005 Software programmable multiple function integrated circuit module  
An electrically programmable multiple selectable function integrated circuit module has a plurality of optionally selectable function circuits, which receive and manipulate a plurality of input...
7345512 Sense amplifier for low voltage high speed sensing  
A memory system includes a sense amplifier for detecting content of data memory cells by comparison with a voltage stored in a reference cell. The sense amplifier may comprise a comparator, first...
RE40075 Method of multi-level storage in DRAM and apparatus thereof  
A method of processing data having one of four voltage levels stored in a DRAM cell is comprised of sensing whether or not the data voltage is above or below a voltage level midway between a...
7224010 Voltage-controlled amplifier for a signal processing system  
A voltage-controlled amplifier for a signal processing system includes an input voltage reception end, a first voltage-to-current converter, a reference current generator, a gain adjustment...
7202575 Semiconductor integrated circuit device  
There is disclosed a semiconductor integrated circuit device capable of eliminating an influence of a power voltage drop generated in a circuit disposed in the semiconductor integrated circuit...
7199657 Amplification gain stages having replica stages for DC bias control  
An amplification apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of gain stages including a first gain stage having first and second transistors and a second gain stage having third and fourth...
7196495 Dual battery and monitor arrangement  
A redundant battery power supply with combined battery charge indication which incorporates a main cell, conductively coupled to the supply bus which powers the load when activated, and a...
7193447 Differential sense amplifier latch for high common mode input  
A sense amplifier latch that is operable to interface with high common-mode input voltages with wide ranges for all process variations. The sense amplifier latch comprises a cross-coupled latch...
7180798 Semiconductor physical quantity sensing device  
A semiconductor physical quantity sensing device to perform electrical trimming at low cost by using a CMOS manufacturing process and a small number of terminals. The semiconductor physical...
7142022 Clock enable buffer for entry of self-refresh mode  
A clock enable buffer for entry of a self-refresh mode. The clock enable buffer includes a current mirror load connected between a voltage source and first and second nodes, wherein the current...
7106188 Method and system for providing an activation signal based on a received RF signal  
A method and apparatus are described for providing an activation signal based on a received radio frequency (RTF) signal. The apparatus includes an RF receiver configured to admit a received RF...
7102394 Programming and control of an integrated circuit using an externally connected resistor network  
A circuit in an integrated circuit having input terminals coupled to a resistor network for selecting one of multiple digital states includes a tri-state circuit, a multiplexer, a comparator and a...
7046078 Method and apparatus for distributed voltage compensation with a voltage driver that is responsive to feedback  
An integrated circuit has one or more components that operate with reference to a distributed reference voltage. A reference voltage driver produces a compensated reference voltage, and the...
6958926 Current switching sensor detector  
A sensor for a switching circuit detects the logical state of the switching circuit by monitoring the current flow through the switching circuit. The current flow is conditioned by one or more...
6943591 Apparatus and method for detecting a fault condition in a common-mode signal  
The invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for generating a fault detection signal when a differential signal is in a fault condition. The fault condition arises when the data...
6940315 High speed sense amplifier for memory output  
A sense amplifier circuit includes a latch circuit to enhance the speed of a sensing operation and to obviate the need for a latch circuit to capture the output value of the sense amplifier...
6914454 High speed low power input buffer  
The input buffer circuit includes an input stage providing a switching point voltage based on a predetermined switching point set between a first and second reference voltages that maximizes the...
6891406 Method and apparatus for supplying a reference voltage for chip-to-chip communication  
A method for receiving data by an integrated circuitry chip includes receiving data signals and a first clock signal sent by a sending chip. The data signals are received by data receivers and the...
6850096 Interpolating sense amplifier circuits and methods of operating the same  
A circuit includes a first pre-amp circuit that provides a first pre-amp current and a second pre-amp circuit that provides a second pre-amp current. A first threshold circuit is configured to...
6801466 Circuit for controlling a reference node in a sense amplifier  
A circuit for controlling a reference node in a sense amplifier switchable between an operating mode and a stand-by mode is provided. The reference node provides a reference voltage in the...
6794919 Devices and methods for automatically producing a clock signal that follows the master clock signal  
An electronic device such as a processor receives a master clock signal from a system clock generator. The clock signal may be single-ended or differential. The disclosure presents methods and...
6774680 Comparator including a differential transistor pair and a diode arrangement  
A comparator is provided with a pair of transistors which are continuously in ON state, in which a switch unit constructed of a diode pair, for switching a current path in response to a high/low...
6710628 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...
6681355 Analog boundary scan compliant integrated circuit system  
An anlog boundary scan compliant integrated circuit system carries out a test more reliably and cuts down on power dissipated during normal operation. To perform a test of whether or not an...
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