Patents Examined by Cynthia Briti
  • Method and apparatus for determining a minimum clock delay in a memory
    Patent number: 6604213
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a minimum clock delay provided to sense amplifiers of a memory array. The method first determines a response time of the overall memory circuit by varying the delay of an external clock until the output of the memory circuit is just valid. Then an externally provided sense amplifier clock is substituted for the internal sense amplifier clock and the instant of application of the externally provided sense amplifier clock is varied until the circuit output is just valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Limited
    Inventor: Henry Nurser