RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING THE SAME

摘要

A reconfigurable circuit according to an embodiment includes: first wiring lines; second wiring lines crossing the first wiring lines; resistive change elements disposed in intersection regions of the first and second wiring lines, each of the resistive change elements including a first terminal connected to the one of the first wiring lines and a second terminal connected to the one of the second wiring lines, and being switchable between a low-resistance state and a high-resistance state; a first control circuit controlling a voltage to be applied to the first wiring lines; a second control circuit controlling a voltage to be applied to the second wiring lines; and current limiting elements corresponding to the second wiring lines, and controlling current flowing through the resistive change elements connected to the corresponding second wiring line.

主权项

1. A reconfigurable circuit comprising:
a first wiring line group including a plurality of first wiring lines to which signals are inputted; a second wiring line group including a plurality of second wiring lines from which signals are outputted, the second wiring lines crossing the first wiring lines; a plurality of resistive change elements disposed in intersection regions of the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines, each of the resistive change elements including a first terminal connected to one of the first wiring lines and a second terminal connected to one of the second wiring lines, and each of the resistive change elements being switchable between a low-resistance state and a high-resistance state; a first control circuit configured to control a voltage to be applied to the first wiring lines; a second control circuit configured to control a voltage to be applied to the second wiring lines; and a plurality of current limiting elements corresponding to the second wiring lines, and each of the current limiting elements being configured to control current flowing through the resistive change elements connected to the corresponding second wiring line.