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本特許出願は、2007年3月6日に出願され本譲受人に譲渡されかつここに参照により明示的に取り込まれた「スピン転移トルク磁気抵抗ランダムアクセスメモリにおける読出し及び書込みのためのワードライン・トランジスタ強度制御」という名称の仮出願第60/893217号に対する優先権を主張する。
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- 磁性トンネル接合(MTJ)及びワードライン・トランジスタを有するビットセル、ここにおいて前記ビットセルはビットライン及びソースラインに結合される、
及び前記ワードライン・トランジスタに結合されたワードライン・ドライバ、ここにおいて前記ワードライン・ドライバは書込み動作のための第1の電圧及び読出し動作時の第2の電圧を供給するように構成され、かつここにおいて前記第1の電圧は前記第2の電圧より高い、
を備えたスピン転移トルク磁気抵抗ランダムアクセスメモリ(STT−MRAM)。 - 前記ビットセルとセンス増幅器の間に配置された読出し分離要素をさらに備え、ここにおいて前記分離要素は書込み動作時に前記ビットラインから抵抗要素を選択的に分離するように構成される請求項1のSTT−MRAM。
- 前記読取り分離要素は、スイッチ、伝送ゲート、又はマルチプレクサのうちの少なくとも1つである請求項2のSTT−MRAM。
- 前記ビットセルに論理状態を格納するために前記ビットッセルに電気信号を供給するように構成された書込みドライバ、
及び前記ビットラインと前記ソースラインの間に直列に結合された少なくとも1つの書込み分離要素
をさらに備えた請求項1のSTT−MRAM。 - 前記書込みドライバは、
データ入力と前記ビットラインの間に直列に結合された第1及び第2のインバータ、
及び前記データ入力と前記ソースラインの間に直列にされた第3のインバータを備える請求項4のSTT−MRAM。 - 前記ワードライン・ドライバは、
書込み動作のための前記第1の電圧及び読出し動作のための前記第2の電圧を選択するように構成された選択ロジック
をさらに備える請求項1のSTT−MRAM。 - 前記選択ロジックは、
前記第1の電圧に結合される第1のスイッチング・デバイス、
及び前記第2の電圧に結合される第2のスイッチング・デバイス
を備える請求項6のSTT−MRAM。 - 前記選択ロジックは、
前記第1の電圧に結合され、書込みイネーブル信号に応答してオンに切替わるように構成された第1の選択トランジスタ、
前記第2の電圧に結合され、読出しイネーブル信号に応答してオンに切替わるように構成された第2の選択トランジスタ、
及び前記第1及び第2の選択トランジスタに結合されかつ書込み動作時にワードライン・イネーブル信号に応答して前記ワードラインに前記第1の電圧を出力しかつ読出し動作時に前記ワードライン・イネーブル信号に応答して前記ワードラインに前記第2の電圧を出力するように構成されたドライバ回路
を備える請求項6のSTT−MRAM。 - 前記第1の電圧及び前記第2の電圧は共通の電源から供給される請求項1のSTT−MRAM。
- 前記共通の電源から前記第1の電圧を生成するように構成された電圧ポンプ回路をさらに備えた請求項9のSTT−MRAM。
- 前記第1の電圧及び前記第2の電圧はそれぞれ別個の電源から供給される請求項1のSTT−MRAM。
- 前記第1の電圧は、前記第2の電圧より約40%〜100%だけ高い請求項1のSTT−MRAM。
- スピン転移トルク磁気抵抗ランダムアクセスメモリ(STT−MRAM)における読出し及び書込み動作のための方法であって、
書込み動作時にビットセルのワードライン・トランジスタのゲートに第1の電圧を印加すること、
及び読出し動作時に前記ワードライン・トランジスタに第2の電圧を印加することを備え、前記第1の電圧は前記第2の電圧より高い方法。 - 共通の電圧源をポンピングすることによって前記第1の電圧を生成することをさらに備え、ここにおいて前記共通の電圧源は前記第2の電圧のために使用される請求項13の方法。
- 前記第1の電圧及び前記第2の電圧はそれぞれ別個の電源から供給される請求項13の方法。
- 前記書込み動作時に前記ビットセルからセンス増幅器を分離することをさらに備える請求項13の方法。
- 前記センス増幅器を分離するために使用される分離要素は、スイッチ、伝送ゲート、又はマルチプレクサのうちの少なくとも1つである請求項16の方法。
- 前記ビットセルは、磁性トンネル接合(MTJ)を備え、かつここにおいて前記ワードライン・トランジスタは前記MTJに直列に結合される請求項13の方法。
- 書込みイネーブル信号に応答して前記第1の電圧を選択すること、
及び読出しイネーブル信号に応答して前記第2の電圧を選択すること
をさらに備える請求項13の方法。 - 書込み動作時にワードライン・イネーブル信号に応答してワードラインに前記第1の電圧を供給しかつ読出し動作時にワードライン・イネーブル信号に応答して前記ワードラインに前記第2の電圧を供給することをさらに備える請求項19の方法。
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