Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensing circuit of memory device and associated sensing method
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Application No.: US17008746Application Date: 2020-09-01
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Publication No.: US11217316B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Chun-Hsiung Hung
- Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Main IPC: G11C16/06
- IPC: G11C16/06 ; G11C16/26 ; G11C11/56 ; G11C16/30 ; G11C16/08 ; G11C16/04

Abstract:
A sensing circuit, a sensing method and a memory device are provided. The sensing method is applied to the memory device having the sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes a compensation source and a sensing module. The compensation source is capable of providing a compensating current to a first node during a read cycle. The sensing module is coupled to the first node. A cell of the memory device is coupled to the first node. The cell is capable of generating a cell current during the read cycle, and the sensing module determines that the cell is in a first storing state or a second storing state in response to a relationship between the compensating current and the cell current.
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