KR101136038B1 - 데이터 저장 디바이스, 메모리 셀 판독 동작 수행 방법 및시스템 - Google Patents
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- 데이터 저장 디바이스(8)에 있어서,제 1 자기적 랜덤 액세스 메모리(MRAM) 셀(70a/70b)에 연결된 제 2 MRAM 셀(70c/70d)을 포함하는 메모리 셀 스트링(12)과,상기 제 1 MRAM 셀과 상기 제 2 MRAM 셀 사이의 노드에 연결되고, 상기 메모리 셀 스트링에 제공된 전압에 대한 상기 노드로부터의 응답 및 상기 제 1 MRAM 셀에 인가된 기록 감지 전류에 대한 상기 노드로부터의 응답에 근거하여 상기 노드에서 전압 변화를 검출하도록 구성된 회로(26)를 포함하는데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 회로는 상기 제 1 MRAM 셀이 상기 전압 변화를 검출하는 것에 대한 응답으로 제 1 상태였는지를 검출하도록 구성된데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 회로는 상기 제 1 상태와 관련된 논리 레벨이 판독되도록 구성된데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 회로는 상기 제 1 MRAM 셀이 상기 전압 변화를 검출하지 않은 것에 대한 응답으로 제 2 상태였는지를 검출하도록 구성된데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 4 항에 있어서,상기 회로는 상기 제 2 상태와 관련된 논리 레벨이 판독되도록 구성된데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 메모리 셀 스트링은 제 1 종단 및 제 2 종단을 구비하고, 상기 전압은 상기 제 1 종단에 제공되며, 상기 제 2 종단은 접지 소스에 연결되는데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 MRAM 셀은 상기 제 1 종단에 연결되고, 상기 제 2 MRAM 셀은 상기 제 2 종단에 연결되는데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 MRAM 셀은 상기 제 2 종단에 연결되고, 상기 제 2 MRAM 셀은 상기 제 1 종단에 연결되는데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 MRAM 셀은 데이터 층(900) 및 기준 층(902)을 포함하고, 상기 기록 감지 전류는 상기 기준 층을 제 1 상태로 설정하고, 상기 기록 감지 전류는 상기 데이터 층의 제 2 상태를 변화시키지 않는데이터 저장 디바이스.
- 제 1 메모리 셀(70a/70b) 및 제 2 메모리 셀(70c/70d)을 포함하는 메모리 셀 스트링에서 상기 제 1 메모리 셀로부터 판독 동작을 수행하는 방법에 있어서,상기 메모리 셀 스트링에 전압을 제공하는 단계와,상기 제 1 메모리 셀과 상기 제 2 메모리 셀 사이의 노드에서 제 1 전압을 측정하는 단계와,상기 제 1 메모리 셀에 기록 감지 전류를 인가하는 단계와,상기 노드에서 제 2 전압을 측정하는 단계와,상기 제 1 전압이 상기 제 2 전압과 다른지를 판별하는 단계를 포함하는메모리 셀 판독 동작 수행 방법.
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