Title :
A new serial sensing approach for multistorage non-volatile memories
Author :
Calligaro, Cristiano ; Daniele, Vincenzo ; Gastaldi, Roberto ; Manstretta, Alessandro ; Torelli, Guido
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel serial sensing method for multistorage non-volatile memories. The method is based on a dichotomic algorithm to detect the level stored in the memory cell selected. While maintaining the main advantage of the serial approach (the use of a single sense amplifier), the method proposed also reduces to a minimum the overall time needed to read the cell content. Sensing time is independent of the memory cell content
Keywords :
EPROM; MOSFET circuits; amplifiers; electric sensing devices; random-access storage; dichotomic algorithm; memory cell content reading time; multistorage nonvolatile memories; sense amplifier; sensing time; serial sensing approach; stored level detection; Application specific integrated circuits; Consumer electronics; EPROM; Electrons; Energy consumption; Microelectronics; Nonvolatile memory; Power supplies; Threshold voltage; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Memory Technology, Design and Testing, 1995., Records of the 1995 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7102-5
DOI :
10.1109/MTDT.1995.518077
