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US 8,014,190 B2Granted
Resistance variable memory device and method of writing data
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung Hyuk Lee, Kwangjin Lee, Daewon Ha, Gitae Jeong, Daehwan Kang
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Abstract
A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current.
Claims16
A method, comprising:
- applying a programming current to a resistance variable memory cell to program the resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state;
- and
- selectively executing a verify read operation of the resistance variable memory cell in accordance with the given logic state,
- wherein the verify read operation is skipped when the given logic state is a SET state.
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A method, comprising:
- applying a programming current to a resistance variable memory cell to program the resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state;
- and
- selectively executing a verify read operation of the resistance variable memory cell in accordance with the given logic state, wherein the verify read operation is skipped when the resistance variable memory cell is programmed to a crystalline state.
A device, comprising:
- a resistance variable memory cell;
- a write driver configured to apply a programming current to the resistance variable memory cell to program the resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state;
- a sense amplifier operatively connected to the resistance variable memory cell;
- and
- control logic configured to control the write driver and the sense amplifier,
- wherein the control logic is configured to selectively execute a verify read operation of the resistance variable memory cell in accordance with the given logic state, and
- wherein the control logic is configured to skip the verify read operation when the given logic state is a SET state.
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A device, comprising:
- a resistance variable memory cell;
- a write driver configured to apply a programming current to the resistance variable memory cell to program the resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state;
- a sense amplifier operatively connected to the resistance variable memory cell;
- and
- control logic configured to control the write driver and the sense amplifier,
- wherein the control logic is configured to selectively execute a verify read operation of the resistance variable memory cell in accordance with the given logic state, and
- wherein the control logic is configured to skip the verify read operation when the resistance variable memory cell is programmed to a crystalline state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.