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Reconfigurable memory arrays having programmable impedance elements and corresponding methods

US8331128B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2009
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/816
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device may include a plurality of memory cells each having elements with at least one solid ion conductor programmable between at least two different impedance states for at least two different data retention times, the plurality of memory cells being dividable into a plurality of portions, each portion being separately configurable for one of the data retention times.

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