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Integrated circuit including a memory element programmed using a seed pulse

US7929336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Qimonda AG · DE

Inventors

Jan Boris Philipp · Peekskill, US
Thomas Happ · Tarrytown, US
Bernhard Ruf · Sauerlach, DE
Christian Ruster · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2008
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2213/79
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit includes a resistance changing memory element and a circuit. The circuit is configured to program the memory element to a crystalline state from an amorphous state by applying a seed pulse to the memory element followed by a set pulse.

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