发明授权
US07778079B2 Multiple level cell phase-change memory devices having post-programming operation resistance drift saturation, memory systems employing such devices and methods of reading memory devices
有权
具有后编程操作电阻漂移饱和的多电平单元相变存储器件,采用这种器件的存储器系统以及读取存储器件的方法
- 专利标题: Multiple level cell phase-change memory devices having post-programming operation resistance drift saturation, memory systems employing such devices and methods of reading memory devices
- 专利标题(中): 具有后编程操作电阻漂移饱和的多电平单元相变存储器件,采用这种器件的存储器系统以及读取存储器件的方法
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申请号: US12079892申请日: 2008-03-28
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公开(公告)号: US07778079B2公开(公告)日: 2010-08-17
- 发明人: Chang-Wook Jeong , Dae-Hwan Kang , Hyeong-Jun Kim , Jae-Min Shin , Seung-Pil Ko
- 申请人: Chang-Wook Jeong , Dae-Hwan Kang , Hyeong-Jun Kim , Jae-Min Shin , Seung-Pil Ko
- 申请人地址: KR
- 专利权人: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址: KR
- 代理机构: Mills & Onello, LLP
- 优先权: KR10-2007-0070161 20070712
- 主分类号: G11C16/06
- IPC分类号: G11C16/06
摘要:
In a memory device and in a method of programming the same, a memory device comprises: a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell comprising a resistance-changeable material that has an initial resistance that is determined in response to an applied programming current in a programming operation; and a modification circuit that modifies the resistance of the memory cell following a programming operation of the memory cell to vary the resistance of the memory cell from the initial resistance to a second resistance by applying a saturation current in a saturation operation. Each memory cell is connected to a conduction line of the memory device that is used to apply the programming current to program the resistance of the corresponding memory cell in the programming operation, that is used to apply the saturation current to the corresponding memory cell in the saturation operation and that is used to apply a read current to read the resistance of the corresponding memory cell in a subsequent read operation.