US 12,277,964 B2
Memory device and sense amplifier capable of performing in-memory logical not operation and computing
Shu-Sen Lin, Hsinchu County (TW)
Assigned to WINDBOND ELECTRONICS CORP., Taichung (TW)
Filed by Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung (TW)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,915.
Prior Publication US 2024/0304236 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01); G11C 11/4096 (2006.01)
CPC G11C 11/4091 (2013.01) [G11C 11/4094 (2013.01); G11C 11/4096 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sense amplifier capable of performing a logical NOT operation, comprising:
a sense circuit, configured to sense a first voltage of a bit line and a second voltage of an inverse bit line complementary to the bit line;
a first transistor, coupled between a first terminal of the sense circuit and the bit line;
a second transistor, coupled between a second terminal of the sense circuit and the inverse bit line; and
a third transistor, coupled between the bit line and the inverse bit line;
wherein a first memory cell and a second memory cell are respectively controlled by a first word line and a second word line, and wherein the first memory cell and the second memory cell are connected to the bit line;
wherein when the sense amplifier is in an inverse writing state, the sense amplifier writes the second voltage to the second memory cell through a predetermined path, and wherein a first logical state of the first voltage is complementary to a second logical state of the second voltage.