Data storage in circuit elements with changed resistance
US7924597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of storing data in an array of circuit elements, said method comprising injecting a current into selected circuit elements, said current causing a persistent change in a resistance of said selected circuit elements from a first resistance to a second higher resistance indicative of a binary data bit, wherein said current does not break an electrical circuit in which said circuit element is disposed.
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