Memory device with unipolar and bipolar selectors
US7483296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2213/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory device is proposed. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a storage element and a selector for selecting the corresponding storage element during a reading operation or a programming operation. The selector includes a unipolar element and a bipolar element. The memory device further includes control means for prevalently enabling the unipolar element during the reading operation or the bipolar element during the programming operation.
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