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Apparatuses, devices and methods for sensing a snapback event in a circuit

US8767482B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2011
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2207/063
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.

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