Patents by Inventor Alain Thijs

Alain Thijs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Reading circuit for reading a memory cell
    Publication number: 20050270833
    Abstract: A reading circuit comprises a first and second cascode circuit and a first and second current mirror. The first cascode circuit can connected to a bit line of a memory cell and the second cascode circuit can be connected to a reference bit line of a reference cell. The first output terminals of the first and second cascode circuits are connected to first terminals of the first and second current mirrors, respectively. The second output terminals of the first and second cascode circuits are connected to the second terminals of the second and first current mirrors, respectively. A tri-state buffer is coupled between the second terminals of the first and second current mirrors said buffer having bit invert capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Evert Seevinck, Alain Thijs, Patrick Van De Steeg, Maurits Storms