发明名称 METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO READ A MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (MTJ) BASED MEMORY CELL BASED ON A PULSED READ CURRENT
摘要 Methods and systems to read a logic value stored in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ)-based memory cell based on a pulsed read current, with time between pulses to permit the MTJ to relax towards the magnetization orientation between the pulses, which may reduce build-up of momentum within the MTJ, and which may reduce and/or eliminate inadvertent re-alignment of a magnetization orientation. A sequence of symmetric and/or non-symmetric pulses may be applied to a wordline (WL) to cause a pre-charged bit line (BL) capacitance to discharge a pulsed read current through the MTJ, resulting in a corresponding sequence of voltage changes on the BL. The BL voltage changes may be integrated over the sequence of read current pulses, and a stored logic value may be determined based on the integrated voltage changes. The pre-charged BL capacitance may also serve as the voltage integrator.
申请公布号 KR20140132374(A) 申请公布日期 2014.11.17
申请号 KR20147026325 申请日期 2012.03.25
申请人 INTEL CORP. 发明人 RAYCHOWDHURY ARIJIT;KENCKE DAVID;DOYLE BRIAN;KUO CHARLES;TSCHANZ JAMES;HAMZAOGLU FATIH;WANG YIH;GOLIZADEH MOJARAD ROKSANA
分类号 G11C11/15 主分类号 G11C11/15
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