VARIABLE RESISTIVE ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE VARIABLE RESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable resistive element, a semiconductor device including the variable resistive element and a method for operating the semiconductor device.

SOLUTION: A method for operating the semiconductor device is disclosed. The method for operating the semiconductor device writes first data by applying at least one reset pulse voltage so as to switch the variable resistive element from a first resistor to a second resistor, and writes second data by applying at least one set pulse voltage so as to switch the variable resistive element from the second resistor to the first resistor. The magnitude of the at least one set pulse voltage is smaller than the magnitude of the at least one reset pulse voltage, and the second resistor is larger than the first resistor.

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