A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer1471389
Seiten (von - bis)285-288
Seitenumfang4
FachzeitschriftEuropean Solid-State Circuits Conference
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2001
Extern publiziertJa
Veranstaltung27th European Solid-State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2001 - Villach, Österreich
Dauer: 18 Sept. 200120 Sept. 2001

Abstract

A simple SRAM current sense amplifier with common gate input stage is presented. Instead of keeping the gate at constant potential it is controlled by the select signal of the bit line multiplexer (MUX). If the transistor is turned on it maintains a low input resistance while the off-state is used for multiplexing and power down. Experimental results in 0.18μm 1.8V CMOS show that the circuit is superior to conventional voltage sensing. It is shown that for supply voltages below IV where the driving cell currents become very small, only current sensing is capable of fast reading. For a 0.12μm technology the simulated lower supply voltage limit of the proposed circuit is as low as 0.4V.

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A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor. / Wicht, B.; Schmitt-Landsiedel, D.; Paul, S.
in: European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2001, S. 285-288.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftKonferenzaufsatz in FachzeitschriftForschungPeer-Review

Wicht, B, Schmitt-Landsiedel, D & Paul, S 2001, 'A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor', European Solid-State Circuits Conference, S. 285-288.
Wicht, B., Schmitt-Landsiedel, D., & Paul, S. (2001). A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor. European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 285-288. Artikel 1471389.
Wicht B, Schmitt-Landsiedel D, Paul S. A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor. European Solid-State Circuits Conference. 2001;285-288. 1471389.
Wicht, B. ; Schmitt-Landsiedel, D. ; Paul, S. / A simple low voltage current sense amplifier with switchable input transistor. in: European Solid-State Circuits Conference. 2001 ; S. 285-288.
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