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US 7,402,847 B2Granted
Programmable logic circuit and method of using same
AssigneeAxon Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael N Kozicki, Maria Mitkova, Chakravarthy Gopalan, Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan
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Abstract
A programmable logic circuit, including programmable memory element, suitable for microprocessor applications, and a method of using the circuit are disclosed. The programmable circuit includes at least one logic cell, columns and rows of wires coupled to the logic cell, and a programmable memory element located at the intersection of two wires. The programmable element acts as a switch and as memory for the logic circuit.
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A circuit comprising:
- a logic cell;
- a first wire coupled to the logic cell;
- a second wire coupled to the logic cell;
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- a programmable memory element coupled to the first wire and second wire, wherein the programmable element serves as both a switch and a configurable memory element, and wherein the programmable memory element comprises a first electrode, a first ion conductor, and a second electrode, and wherein when a bias greater than a threshold voltage of the programmable memory element is applied across the first electrode and the second electrode, conductive ions within the first ion conductor migrate and form a region having increased conductivity compared to a remaining portion of the first ion conductor.
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A programmable logic device comprising:
- a first logic cell;
- a second logic cell;
- a first wire coupled to the first logic cell;
- a second wire coupled to the second logic cell;
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- a programmable memory element coupled to the first wire and second wire, wherein the programmable element comprises a first electrode, a first ion conductor, and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is soluble in the first ion conductor, and wherein the programmable element serves as a configurable memory element.
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A programmable logic device comprising:
- a plurality of logic cells;
- a first wire coupled to a first one of the plurality of logic cells;
- a second wire coupled to a second one of the plurality of logic cells;
- a programmable memory element coupled to the first wire and the second wire, the programmable memory element comprising a first electrode, an ion conductor, and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is soluble in the ion conductor;
- a first transistor coupled between the first wire and a first end of the programmable memory element;
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- a second transistor coupled between the first wire and a first end of the programmable memory element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.