Patent ID: 7443749

Claim:
A method for resetting a sense amplifier in preparation for sensing a memory state of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell, the sense amplifier including a first inverter, a first input capacitor coupling a first bit line and an input of the first inverter, a second inverter, and a second input capacitor coupling a second bit line and an input of the second inverter, the method comprising: coupling the second bit line to the input of the first inverter to place a potential of the second bit line at the input of the first inverter such that a voltage difference between the first and second bit lines is placed across the first input capacitor; and coupling the first bit line to the input of the second inverter to place a potential of the first bit line at the input of the second inverter such that a voltage difference between the second and first bit lines is placed across the second input capacitor.