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Common plate switching reduction in resistive switching memory devices

US9336868B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2013
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2213/82
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Structures and operations of a resistive switching memory device are described herein. In one embodiment, a resistive switching memory device can include: a plurality of resistive memory cells, each configured to be programmed to a low resistance state by application of a first voltage in a forward bias direction, and erased to a high resistance state by application of a second voltage in a reverse bias direction; a plurality of common plates, each being connected to a subset of the resistive memory cells; a command detector configured to detect a write command to be executed as a first and second write operations; and a write controller configured to perform the first write operation on each resistive memory cell in a selected subset, and to perform the second write operation on at least one of the resistive memory cells in the selected subset based on the detected write command.

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