Memory device of a single-ended bitline structure including reference voltage generator
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1. A memory device comprising:
- a first memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure;
a second memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure;
a reference voltage generator configured to receive a bitline voltage from the first memory cell array and a bitline voltage from the second memory cell array, configured to select one of the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array and configured to output the bitline voltage of the selected one of the first and second memory cell arrays as a sensing voltage according to an array select signal and to output the bitline voltage of an unselected memory cell array as a reference voltage; and
a differential sense amplifier configured to receive the sensing voltage and the reference voltage and configured to amplify and output a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage,wherein logic states of the sensing voltage and the reference voltage are complementary to each other.
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Abstract
A memory device includes a first memory cell array including memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure, a second memory cell array including memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure, a reference voltage generator configured to output a bitline voltage of a selected one of the first and second memory cell arrays as a sensing voltage according to an array select signal and output a bitline voltage of an unselected memory cell array as a reference voltage, and a differential sense amplifier configured to amplify and output a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage. Logic states of the sensing voltage and the reference voltage are complementary to each other.
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1. A memory device comprising:
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a first memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure; a second memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure; a reference voltage generator configured to receive a bitline voltage from the first memory cell array and a bitline voltage from the second memory cell array, configured to select one of the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array and configured to output the bitline voltage of the selected one of the first and second memory cell arrays as a sensing voltage according to an array select signal and to output the bitline voltage of an unselected memory cell array as a reference voltage; and a differential sense amplifier configured to receive the sensing voltage and the reference voltage and configured to amplify and output a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage, wherein logic states of the sensing voltage and the reference voltage are complementary to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A memory device of an open bitline structure, comprising:
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an upper memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure; a lower memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure; an address decoder configured to output an array select signal selecting one of the upper and lower memory cell arrays in response to an address signal; a reference voltage generator configured to receive a bitline voltage from the upper memory cell array and a bitline voltage from the lower memory cell array, configured to select one of the upper memory cell array and the lower memory cell array and configured to output the bitline voltage of the selected memory cell array as a sensing voltage and to output the bitline voltage of an unselected memory cell array as a reference voltage according to the array select signal; and a differential sense amplifier configured to receive the sensing voltage and the reference voltage and configured to amplify and output a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage, wherein logic states of the sensing voltage and the reference voltage are complementary to each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A memory device comprising:
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a first memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure and configured to output a first bitline voltage; a second memory cell array comprising memory cells of a single-ended bitline structure and configured to output a second bitline voltage; a reference voltage generator configured to receive the first bitline voltage from the first memory cell array and the second bitline voltage from the second memory cell array, configured to select one of the first bitline voltage and the second bitline voltage and configured to output a selected one of the first and second bitline voltages as a sensing voltage according to an array select signal and to output an unselected one of the first and second bitline voltages as a reference voltage after adjusting the bitline voltage of an other of the first and second bitline voltages according to the selected one of the first and second bitline voltages; and a differential sense amplifier configured to receive the sensing voltage and the reference voltage and configured to amplify and output a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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