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A sensing circuit. The circuit includes an integrator to sense charge release from a passive electronic device and a comparator to interpret the charge release as one of at least two data states. The circuit also includes a compensation module to generate a compensation signal as needed and a self-t

A sensing circuit. The circuit includes an integrator to sense charge release from a passive electronic device and a comparator to interpret the charge release as one of at least two data states. The circuit also includes a compensation module to generate a compensation signal as needed and a self-timing module to adjust timing of the integrator sensing based upon a predefined voltage level.

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What is claimed is: 1. A timing circuit, comprising: a control module to decode command signals and generate control signals based upon those command signals; a voltage generator to generate a threshold voltage signal in response to the control signals; an amplifier to amplify a reference voltage s

What is claimed is: 1. A timing circuit, comprising: a control module to decode command signals and generate control signals based upon those command signals; a voltage generator to generate a threshold voltage signal in response to the control signals; an amplifier to amplify a reference voltage signal; and a comparator to detect when the reference voltage becomes substantially equal to the threshold voltage and to generate a read out signal. 2. The timing circuit of claim 1, wherein the amplifier further comprises a pre-amplifier. 3. The timing circuit of claim 1, wherein the timing circuit further comprises a timeout timer to generate a timeout signal, wherein the timeout signal causes the comparator to generate the read out signal regardless of the level of the reference voltage. 4. The timing circuit of claim 1, wherein the threshold voltage signal is adaptively adjustable. 5. The timing circuit of claim 1, wherein the threshold voltage signal is adjustable by the user. 6. A system, comprising: a timing circuit, comprising: a control module to decode command signals and generate control signals based upon those command signals; a voltage generator to generate a threshold voltage signal in response to the control signals; an amplifier to amplify a reference voltage signal; and a comparator to detect when the reference voltage becomes substantially equal to the threshold voltage and to generate a read out signal; and a memory array to receive the read out signal. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the amplifier further comprises a pre-amplifier. 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the timing circuit further comprises a timeout timer to generate a timeout signal, wherein the timeout signal causes the comparator to generate the read out signal regardless of the level of the reference voltage. 9. A method of timing signals, comprising: decoding command signals and generating control signals based upon those command signals at a control module; generating a threshold voltage signal in response to the control signals at a voltage generator; amplifying a reference voltage signal; and comparing the threshold voltage signal to the reference voltage signal at a comparator to detect when the reference voltage becomes substantially equal to the threshold voltage and to generate a read out signal. 10. The method of claim 9, the method further comprising generating a timeout signal, wherein the timeout signal causes the comparator to generate the read out signal regardless of the level of the reference voltage. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein generating the threshold voltage signal further comprises generating an adaptively adjustable threshold signal. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein generating the threshold voltage signal further comprises allowing a user to adjust the threshold voltage signal.