Title :
Current mode sense amplifier
Author :
Ardalan, Shahab ; Chen, Doris ; Sachdev, Manoj ; Kennings, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
In modern SRAMs, sense amplifiers are used to amplify the bit line swing in order to decrease access time. This paper seeks to present some new designs to improve the input and output impedance of the current mode sense amplifier. Two distinct groups of architectures are evaluated, and simulations were conducted for each group. Their performances are evaluated and compared
Keywords :
SRAM chips; amplifiers; current-mode circuits; network synthesis; SRAM; bit line swing; current mode sense amplifier; input impedance; output impedance; Capacitance; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Impedance; MOSFETs; Mirrors; Performance evaluation; Random access memory; SRAM chips; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2005. 48th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Covington, KY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9197-7
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2005.1594028
