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Memory cell programmed using a temperature controlled set pulse

US7457146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2006
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2013/0092
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device includes a phase change memory cell and a circuit. The circuit is for programming the memory cell to a selected one of more than two states by applying a temperature controlled set pulse to the memory cell.

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