JP4279638B2 - 磁気メモリ装置 - Google Patents
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MRAMに関する論文−VLSIシンポジウム、2002年
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- ワードライン、デジットライン、及びビットラインの交差点に配列された磁気メモリセルを有するメモリセルアレイブロックと、
基準ワードライン、前記デジットライン、及び基準ビットラインの交差点に配列された複数個の磁気メモリセルを有し、各々の前記基準ワードラインには、同一の前記基準ビットラインに連結され、各々データ“H”とデータ“L”が保持される2つの前記磁気メモリセルが接続された基準メモリセルアレイブロックと、
前記ビットラインと連結され、前記メモリセルアレイブロック内の選択された前記磁気メモリセルのデータに従って所定の電流を前記ビットラインを通じて前記選択された磁気メモリセルに流す第1ビットラインクランプ回路と、
前記基準ビットラインの上端部及び下端部に各々連結され、前記基準メモリセルアレイブロック内の選択された前記磁気メモリセルに所定の電流を前記基準ビットラインを通じて流す第2及び第3ビットラインクランプ回路と、
前記ビットラインと連結されるデータライン上の電流と前記基準ビットラインと連結される基準データライン上の電流の差を感知増幅して、前記メモリセルアレイブロックの前記選択された磁気メモリセルのデータを判別するセンスアンプと、
前記基準ビットライン、前記データライン及び前記基準データラインの各々に一定の電流を流す第1、第2及び第3電流提供部を具備し、
前記第1ビットラインクランピング回路は、前記第2及び第3ビットラインクランピング回路と同一の構成を有することを特徴とする磁気メモリ装置。 - 前記第1乃至第3ビットラインクランピング回路の各々は、
前記ビットラインまたは前記基準ビットラインの電圧とビットラインクランピング電圧とを比較して前記ビットラインまたは前記基準ビットラインの電圧レベルを前記ビットラインクランピング電圧レベルに引き上げることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の磁気メモリ装置。 - ワードライン、デジットライン、及びビットラインの交差点に配列された磁気メモリセルを有するメモリセルアレイブロックと、
前記ワードライン、前記デジットライン、及び基準ビットラインの交差点に配列された複数個の磁気メモリセルを有し、少なくとも各々データ“H”とデータ“L”が保持される2つの前記磁気メモリセルが同一の前記ワードラインと、同一の前記基準ビットラインに接続された基準メモリセルアレイブロックと、
前記ビットラインと連結され、前記メモリセルアレイブロック内の選択された前記磁気メモリセルのデータに従って所定の電流を前記ビットラインを通じて前記選択された磁気メモリセルに流す第1ビットラインクランプ回路と、
前記基準ビットラインの上端部及び下端部に各々連結され、前記基準メモリセルアレイブロック内の選択された前記磁気メモリセルに所定の電流を前記基準ビットラインを通じて流す第2及び第3ビットラインクランプ回路と、
前記ビットラインと連結されるデータライン上の電流と前記基準ビットラインと連結される基準データライン上の電流の差を感知増幅して前記メモリセルアレイブロックの前記選択された磁気メモリセルデータを判別するセンスアンプと、 前記基準ビットライン、前記データライン及び前記基準データラインの各々に一定の電流を流す第1、第2及び第3電流提供部と、
を具備し、
前記第1ビットラインクランピング回路は、前記第2及び第3ビットラインクランピング回路と同一の構成を有することを特徴とする磁気メモリ装置。 - 前記第1乃至第3ビットラインクランピング回路各々は、
前記ビットラインまたは前記基準ビットラインの電圧とビットラインクランピング電圧を比較して前記ビットラインまたは前記基準ビットラインの電圧レベルを前記ビットラインクランピング電圧レベルに引き上げることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の磁気メモリ装置。
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