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Integrated circuit, memory cell array, memory module, and method of operating an integrated circuit

US7903454B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignees

Qimonda AG · DE
Altis Semiconductor, SNC · FR

Inventors

Dietmar Gogl · South Burlington, US
Rainer Leuschner · Regensburg, DE
Ulrich Klostermann · Fontainebleau, FR

Key dates

Filing date	May 2, 2008
Grant date	Mar 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C11/1659
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of thermal selectable memory cells, each memory cell being connected to a conductive line, the conductive line having a first portion for applying a heating current, and a second portion for applying a programming current. The integrated circuit is configured such that the heating current and the programming current can be routed respectively to the first and the second portion of the conductive line independently from each other.

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