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Memory device and testing with write completion detection

US7630264B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2007
Grant dateDec 8, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/41
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus including a memory cell, a reference cell, a control unit, coupled to the memory cell and the reference cell, and configured to initiate write processes of the memory cell and the reference cell, and a detection unit, coupled to the reference cell, and configured to detect a write completion of the reference cell. Related methods are also disclosed.

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