Patents Assigned to SGS--Thmomson Microelectronics S.r.l.
  • Gain modulated sense amplifier
    Patent number: 5901087
    Abstract: A gain modulated sense amplifier, particularly for memory devices, that comprises a virtual ground latch structure which has two output nodes and which includes equalization transistor of a first polarity which equalizes the two output nodes and is connected between a first branch and a second branch, in which the output nodes are arranged; the equalization transistor is driven by an equalization signal whose slope can be modulated as a function of conductivity of a memory cell of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: SGS--Thmomson Microelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventor: Luigi Pascucci