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公开(公告)号:US20240071490A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US17895129
申请日:2022-08-25
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Hagop Nazarian
IPC分类号: G11C13/00
CPC分类号: G11C13/0059 , G11C13/004 , G11C13/0069
摘要: Improved differential programming of multiple two-terminal memory cells that define an identifier bit is provided. A differential circuit can be defined by a plurality of resistive memory cells connected to a single bitline of an array, with respective wordlines coupling second terminals of the memory cells to ground (or low voltage). Some disclosed circuits can provide very rapid intrinsic suppression of a non-programmed memory cell(s) defining an identifier bit in response to programming of another memory cell (or group of cells) defining the identifier bit. Disclosed differential programming can reduce power consumption and mitigate or avoid invalid data results for an identifier bit.
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公开(公告)号:US10796751B1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US16261696
申请日:2019-01-30
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Sang Nguyen , Hagop Nazarian , Tianhong Yan
IPC分类号: G11C11/419 , G11C8/18 , G11C7/10 , G11C11/418 , G11C7/06 , G11C13/00
摘要: A detection circuit that can detect a two-terminal memory cell changing state. For example, in response to electrical stimuli, a memory cell will change state, e.g., to a defined higher resistance state or a defined lower resistance state. Other, techniques do not detect this state change until after the stimuli is completed and a subsequent sensing operation (e.g., read pulse) is performed. The detection circuit can detect the state change during application of the electrical stimuli that cause the state change and can do so by comparing the magnitudes or values of two particular current parameters.
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公开(公告)号:US20190259452A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-22
申请号:US16398943
申请日:2019-04-30
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Mehdi Asnaashari , Hagop Nazarian
摘要: A non-volatile programmable circuit configurable to perform logic functions, is provided. The programmable circuit can employ two-terminal non-volatile memory devices to store information, thereby mitigating or avoiding disturbance of programmed data in the absence of external power. Two-terminal resistive switching memory devices having high current on/off ratios and fast switching times can also be employed for high performance, and facilitating a high density array. For look-up table applications, input/output response times can be several nanoseconds or less, facilitating much faster response times than a memory array access for retrieving stored data.
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公开(公告)号:US10199105B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US15592999
申请日:2017-05-11
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Lin Shih Liu , Hagop Nazarian
IPC分类号: G11C5/06 , G11C14/00 , G11C11/419 , G11C13/00 , G11C11/412
摘要: Providing for a configuration cells for junction nodes of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is described herein. By way of example, a configuration cell can comprise non-volatile resistive switching memory to facilitate programmable storage of data as an input to a control circuit of a junction node. The control circuit can activate or deactivate a junction node of the FPGA in response to a value of the data stored in the non-volatile resistive switching memory. The control circuit can comprise an SRAM circuit for fast operation of the junction node. Moreover, the non-volatile memory of the configuration cell facilitates fast power-up of the control circuit utilizing data stored in the resistive switching memory, and minimizes power consumption associated with storing the data.
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公开(公告)号:US10079060B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-18
申请号:US15495574
申请日:2017-04-24
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Sung Hyun Jo , Hagop Nazarian , Lin Shih Liu
CPC分类号: G11C13/004 , G11C11/1659 , G11C11/1673 , G11C13/0002 , G11C13/003 , G11C13/0033 , G11C13/0061 , G11C14/00 , G11C14/0045 , G11C29/026 , G11C29/028 , G11C2013/0071 , G11C2213/51 , G11C2213/73 , G11C2213/76
摘要: Providing for improved sensing of non-volatile resistive memory to achieve higher sensing margins, is described herein. The sensing can leverage current-voltage characteristics of a volatile selector device within the resistive memory. A disclosed sensing process can comprise activating the selector device with an activation voltage, and then lowering the activation voltage to a holding voltage at which the selector device deactivates for an off-state memory cell, but remains active for an on-state memory cell. Accordingly, very high on-off ratio characteristics of the selector device can be employed for sensing the resistive memory, providing sensing margins not previously achievable for non-volatile memory.
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公开(公告)号:US10050629B1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-14
申请号:US15610829
申请日:2017-06-01
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Mehdi Asnaashari , Hagop Nazarian
IPC分类号: H03K19/17 , G11C19/38 , H03K19/177 , H03K19/00
摘要: A method for an FPGA includes programming a RRAM memory array with a first bit pattern, shifting the first bit pattern to a shift register array, employing the first bit pattern in operation of the FPGA, programming a RRAM memory array with a second bit pattern concurrent the employing the bit pattern in operation of the FPGA, shifting the second bit pattern to the shift register array, and employing the second bit pattern in operation of the FPGA.
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公开(公告)号:US09734011B1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-15
申请号:US14641878
申请日:2015-03-09
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Hagop Nazarian , Kuk-Hwan Kim
CPC分类号: G06F3/0659 , G06F3/0619 , G06F3/0688 , G06F11/1048 , G11C11/005 , G11C13/0002 , G11C13/003 , G11C16/0483 , G11C2029/4402 , G11C2213/75 , G11C2213/78 , G11C2213/79
摘要: Operating characteristics associated with non-volatile two-terminal memory can be modified post-fabrication, e.g., by a controller that controls the non-volatile two-terminal memory. As a result, two-terminal memory arrays included in memory devices (e.g., memory cards, solid-state drives, etc.) can be flexibly modified to provide numerous advantages over other types of non-volatile memory.
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公开(公告)号:US09698201B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-04
申请号:US14795105
申请日:2015-07-09
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Hagop Nazarian , Sung Hyun Jo , Harry Yue Gee
CPC分类号: H01L27/2463 , G11C13/003 , G11C13/004 , G11C13/0069 , G11C14/00 , G11C14/0045 , G11C2213/53 , G11C2213/79 , H01L27/2436 , H01L28/60 , H01L29/4236 , H01L29/42372 , H01L29/66613 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/1253 , H01L45/145 , H01L45/148 , H01L45/1608
摘要: A high density non-volatile memory device is provided that uses one or more volatile elements. In some embodiments, the non-volatile memory device can include a resistive two-terminal selector that can be in a low resistive state or a high resistive state depending on the voltage being applied. A deep trench MOS (“metal-oxide-semiconductor”) transistor having a floating gate with small area relative to conventional devices can be provided, in addition to a capacitor or transistor acting as a capacitor. A first terminal of the capacitor can be connected to a voltage source, and the second terminal of the capacitor can be connected to the selector device. The small area floating gate of the deep trench transistor can be connected to the other side of the selector device, and a second transistor can be connected in series with the deep trench transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US09659642B1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-23
申请号:US14983649
申请日:2015-12-30
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Sang Nguyen , Cung Vu , Dzung Huu Nguyen , Hagop Nazarian , John Nguyen , Tianhong Yan
CPC分类号: G11C13/004 , G11C13/0064 , G11C13/0097 , G11C2013/0054 , G11C2013/0066 , G11C2013/009 , G11C2213/79
摘要: A detection circuit that can detect a two-terminal memory cell changing state. For example, in response to electrical stimuli, a memory cell will change state (e.g., to a highest resistance state), but existing techniques do not detect this state change until after the stimuli is completed and a subsequent sensing operation (e.g., read pulse) is performed. The detection circuit can detect the state change during application of the electrical stimuli that causes the state change.
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公开(公告)号:US09633724B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-25
申请号:US14755998
申请日:2015-06-30
申请人: Crossbar, Inc.
发明人: Sung Hyun Jo , Hagop Nazarian , Lin Shih Liu
CPC分类号: G11C13/004 , G11C11/1659 , G11C11/1673 , G11C13/0002 , G11C13/003 , G11C13/0033 , G11C13/0061 , G11C14/00 , G11C14/0045 , G11C29/026 , G11C29/028 , G11C2013/0071 , G11C2213/51 , G11C2213/73 , G11C2213/76
摘要: Providing for improved sensing of non-volatile resistive memory to achieve higher sensing margins, is described herein. The sensing can leverage current-voltage characteristics of a volatile selector device within the resistive memory. A disclosed sensing process can comprise activating the selector device with an activation voltage, and then lowering the activation voltage to a holding voltage at which the selector device deactivates for an off-state memory cell, but remains active for an on-state memory cell. Accordingly, very high on-off ratio characteristics of the selector device can be employed for sensing the resistive memory, providing sensing margins not previously achievable for non-volatile memory.
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