JP4322809B2 - Mramの弱ビットを特定する方法及び回路 - Google Patents
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- 少なくとも2つの抵抗状態を有するメモリ(10)であって、
メモリセル(14)と、
第1基準メモリセル(28)と、
基準電圧選択回路であって、第1基準電圧が印加される第1入力と、第2基準電圧が印加される第2入力と、制御信号(TEST)が印加される第3入力と、前記第1基準電圧または第2基準電圧のうちの一方を前記制御信号に基づいて供給する出力とを有する基準電圧選択回路(18)と、
第1導電型の第1トランジスタであって、前記メモリセルに接続される第1電流電極と、第2電流電極と、前記基準電圧選択回路(18)の出力に接続され、前記第1基準電圧または第2基準電圧のうちの一方が印加される制御電極とを有する第1導電型の第1トランジスタ(16)と、
第2導電型の第2トランジスタであって、前記第1トランジスタの第2電流電極に接続される第1電流電極と、第1電圧端子に接続される第2電流電極と、制御電極とを有する第2導電型の第2トランジスタ(20)と、
第1導電型の第3トランジスタであって、前記第1基準メモリセルに接続される第1電流電極と、前記第1基準電圧が印加されるように接続される制御電極と、第2電流電極とを有する第1導電型の第3トランジスタ(26)と、
第2導電型の第4トランジスタであって、前記第3トランジスタの第2電流電極に接続される第1電流電極と、前記第4トランジスタの第1電流電極及び前記第2トランジスタの制御電極に接続される制御電極と、前記第1電圧端子に接続される第2電流電極とを有する第2導電型の第4トランジスタ(22)と、を備え、
前記基準電圧選択回路(18)は、前記第2基準電圧値を選択的に変更して、前記第1トランジスタ(16)の制御電極に供給するための変更済み第2基準電圧値を生成するメモリ。 - 請求項1記載のメモリは、更に、
第2基準メモリセル(94)と、
第1導電型の第5トランジスタであって、前記第2基準メモリセルに、かつ、前記第3トランジスタの第1電流電極に接続される第1電流電極と、前記第3トランジスタの制御電極に接続される制御電極と、第2電流電極とを有する第1導電型の第5トランジスタ(92)と、
第2導電型の第6トランジスタであって、前記第5トランジスタの第2電流電極に接続される第1電流電極と、前記第4トランジスタの制御電極に接続される制御電極と、前記第1電圧端子に接続される第2電流電極とを有する第2導電型の第6トランジスタ(84)と、を備えるメモリ。 - 少なくとも2つの抵抗状態を有するメモリ(10)をテストする方法であって、前記メモリは、前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちのいずれかの抵抗状態に書込み可能な一つのメモリセル(14)と、第1トランジスタであって、前記メモリセルに接続される第1電流電極と、電圧端子に接続される第2電流電極と、制御電極とを有する第1トランジスタ(16)と、所定の抵抗値に書き込まれる基準メモリセル(28)と、第2トランジスタであって、前記基準メモリセルに接続される第1電流電極と、前記電圧端子に接続される第2電流電極と、制御電極とを有する第2トランジスタ(26)と、を含み、
前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちの第1抵抗状態を前記メモリセル(14)に書き込むこと、
第1基準電圧値を前記第2トランジスタ(26)の制御電極に供給し、前記第1基準電圧値とは異なる第2基準電圧値を前記第1トランジスタ(16)の制御電極に供給すること、
前記第1基準電圧値及び第2基準電圧値を供給した後に、前記メモリセル(14)が前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちの第1抵抗状態に書き込まれているかどうかを判定すること、を備え、方法は更に、
前記第2基準電圧値を変更して変更済み第2基準電圧値を生成すること、
前記第1基準電圧値とは異なる前記変更済み第2基準電圧値を前記第1トランジスタ(16)の制御電極に供給すること、
前記変更済み第2基準電圧値を供給した後に、前記メモリセル(14)が前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちの第1抵抗状態に書き込まれているかどうかを判定することを備える方法。 - 請求項3記載の方法は更に、
前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちの第2抵抗状態を前記メモリセル(14)に書き込むこと、
前記第1基準電圧値を前記第2トランジスタ(26)の制御電極に供給すること、
前記第1及び第2基準電圧値とは異なる第3基準電圧値を前記第1トランジスタ(16)の制御電極に供給すること、
前記第1及び第3基準電圧値を供給した後に、前記メモリセル(14)が前記少なくとも2つの抵抗状態のうちの第2抵抗状態に書き込まれているかどうかを判定することを、備える方法。
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