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Variable resistance memory device and system thereof

US8139432B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2010
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/2602
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile memory device comprising: a plurality of memory banks, each of which operates independently and includes a plurality of resistance memory cells, each cell including a variable resistive element having a resistance varying depending on stored data; a plurality of global bit lines, each global bit line being shared by the plurality of memory banks; a temperature compensation circuit including one or more reference cells; and a data read circuit which is electrically connected to the plurality of global bit lines and performs a read operation by supplying at least one of the resistance memory cells with a current varying according to resistances of the reference cells.

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