US Patent 7986579 Memory device and method thereof

Patent 7986579 was granted and assigned to Spansion on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Spansion

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

79865790

Patent Inventor Names

Takao Akaogi0

Date of Patent

July 26, 2011

Patent Application Number

120304850

Date Filed

February 13, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

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Pho M Luu

Patent abstract

A device, and corresponding method, includes a temperature dependent bias generator to generate a voltage that is applied to a control gate of a sense amplifier. By applying the temperature dependent bias signal to the sense amplifier, a substantially temperature independent discharge time can be achieved at a sense node of a sense amplifier.