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I1=(VBL−V2)/Rc
ここで、Rcはメモリ素子3の抵抗である。これとは異なり、書き込むセル2が最終ワード線12(WL<N>)と接続している場合には、セル内を流れる電流I2は次式に等しく、
I2=(VBL−V2)/(Rc+RBL)
それは電流I1よりも低い。
2 メモリセル
3 メモリ素子
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11 ビット線
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16 ワード線抵抗
20 相変化メモリ(PCM)デバイス
21 行デコーダ
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24 書き込み段階
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30 チャージポンプブロック
31 電圧調整器
33 読み取り回路
34 バイアス線
35、36 PMOSトランジスタ
37 NMOSトランジスタ
40 書き込み線
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42 書き込みトランジスタ
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50 PMOSトランジスタ
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54a、54b PMOSトランジスタ
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I2、I3 I4 供給電流
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- 相変化メモリデバイス(20)において、
複数のメモリセル(2)により形成されたメモリアレイ(1)を備え、前記メモリセルの各々がカルコゲニック材料のメモリ素子(3)と、前記メモリ素子に直列接続した選択素子(4)とを具備するメモリアレイと、
前記メモリセルに接続された複数のアドレス線(11)と、
前記メモリアレイに接続された書き込み段階(24)とを備え、
前記書き込み段階(24)が、前記複数のアドレス線(11)に選択的に接続され、選択されたメモリセル(2)に前記選択したメモリセルの前記メモリ素子(3)の電気特性を修正する値の電流を供給する複数の電流ジェネレータ回路(45)を具備し、
前記複数の電流ジェネレータ回路(45)の各々が、少なくとも1個のジェネレータトランジスタ(73)と、負荷回路(53、60)と、論理回路(74)とから構成され、前記ジェネレータトランジスタ(73)は、制御信号を受信する制御ターミナルと、出力ターミナルとを備え、前記負荷回路(53、60)は、カレントミラー回路を構成し、前記ジェネレータトランジスタの前記出力ターミナルに接続された入力部(52)と、選択した各アドレス線(11)に接続されると共に前記ジェネレータトランジスタ(73)に流れる電流をミラー出力する出力部(64)とを備え、前記論理回路(74)は、データ信号(Di)を受信するデータ入力部と、前記ジェネレータトランジスタの前記制御ターミナルに接続された出力部とを備え、前記データ信号に相関する値の前記制御信号を生成する相変化メモリデバイス。 - 前記ジェネレータトランジスタ(73)が、更に複数のジェネレータトランジスタ(49a〜49d)から構成され、前記複数のジェネレータトランジスタの各々は、制御信号をそれぞれ受信する制御ターミナルと、前記負荷回路(53、60)の入力部(52)に共通接続される出力ターミナルとを備え、前記論理回路(48)は、更に、前記複数のジェネレータトランジスタの前記制御ターミナルに接続される複数の出力部(48a、48b)を備えている請求項1に記載のメモリデバイス。
- 前記メモリアレイ(1)に接続された読み取り段階(25)を備え、前記読み取り段階が電圧ジェネレータ手段(37)およびコンパレータ手段(33)から構成され、前記電圧ジェネレータ手段(37)は選択したアドレス線(11)に接続され、前記選択したアドレス線を事前に設定した読み取り電圧にてバイアスして、選択したメモリセル(2)内にセル電流が流れるように構成され、前記コンパレータ手段(33)は、前記選択したアドレス線に接続され、前記セル電流を事前設定値の基準電流と比較する請求項1または2に記載のメモリデバイス。
- 動作セレクタ段階(26)を備えており、前記動作セレクタ段階(26)は前記読み取り段階(25)と、書き込み段階(24)と、メモリアレイ(1)とに接続され、前記選択したアドレス線(11)を前記書き込み段階と、前記読み取り段階(25)のコンパレータ手段(33)とに選択的に接続させる請求項3に記載のメモリデバイス。
- 前記コンパレータ手段がデュアルインプットダイナミック差動回路を有する請求項3または4に記載のメモリデバイス。
- 前記コンパレータ手段(33)が、選択した各々のアドレス線(11)において、
第1減算器素子(78b)を備え、前記第1減算器素子が前記選択した各々のアドレス線(11)と基準線(98)とに接続され、前記選択した各々のアドレス線内を流れるセル電流と、前記基準線内を流れる基準電流との間の差に比例する出力電圧を生成し、
第2減算器素子(78a)をさらに備え、前記第2減算器素子(78a)が前記選択した各々のアドレス線と、前記基準線とに接続され、前記基準電流と前記流れているセル電流との間の差に比例する出力電圧を生成し、
前記第1、第2減算器素子に接続した差動増幅器(78)をさらに備えてなる請求項3または4に記載のメモリデバイス。 - 前記コンパレータ手段(33)がさらに、
セルミラー回路(80)を備え、前記セルミラー回路(80)が、前記各々のアドレス線(11)に接続した入力部(81)と、前記セル電流と相関した電流を供給する第1、第2出力部(78b、83)とを具備し、前記セルミラー回路の前記第1出力部が、前記第1減算器素子(78b)に接続しており、
基準電流ミラー回路(94)をさらに備え、前記基準電流ミラー回路(94)が、前記基準線(98)に接続した入力部(95)と、前記基準電流に相関した電流を供給する第1、第2出力部(78a、97)とを備え、前記基準ミラー回路の第1出力部が前記第2減算器素子(78a)に接続しており、
第1ミラー回路(105)をさらに備え、前記第1ミラー回路(105)が、前記セルミラー回路(80)の第2出力部(83)と前記第2減算器素子(78a)の間で接続しており、
第2ミラー回路(106)をさらに備え、前記第2ミラー回路(106)が、前記基準ミラー回路(94)の第2出力部(97)と前記第1減算器素子(78b)の間で接続してなる請求項6に記載のメモリデバイス。 - 相変化メモリデバイス(20)への書き込み方法であって、カルコゲニック材料のメモリ素子(3)と、これに直列接続した選択素子(4)とを含む複数のメモリセル(2)で形成されたメモリアレイ(1)を備え、前記複数のメモリセルは複数のアドレス線(11)にそれぞれ接続され、
前記複数のメモリセルの中の選択した1つに、前記選択したメモリセルのメモリ素子の電気特性を修正する値の電流を供給するライトステップを備え、
前記ライトステップは、
論理回路(74)がデータ入力部にデータ信号(Di)を受信するステップと、
前記論理回路が前記データ信号に応じた値を持つ制御信号をデータ出力部に生成するステップと、
前記論理回路が電流ジェネレータ回路(45)に含まれる少なくとも1個のジェネレータトランジスタ(73)の制御ターミナルに前記制御信号を供給するステップと、
前記ジェネレータトランジスタが出力ターミナルに電流を生成するステップと、
前記ジェネレータトランジスタが前記出力ターミナルに生成された電流をカレントミラー回路で構成される負荷回路(53、60)の入力部(52)に供給するステップと、
前記負荷回路が前記入力部に供給された電流を出力部に転写するステップと、
前記負荷回路が前記転写された電流を前記複数のアドレス線(11)の中の選択されたアドレス線に供給するステップとを備えた書き込み方法。 - 前記ライトステップが、複数のパルスを供給する請求項8に記載の書き込み方法。
- 前記電気特性を第1方向において修正する際に前記パルスが振幅の増加を有し、前記電気特性を前記第1方向と反対の第2方向において修正する際に前記パルスが振幅の低下を有する請求項9に記載の書き込み方法。
- 各パルスを付加した後に、前記電気特性を確認するために読み取りが実施され、前記電気特性の値に比例してセル信号が生成され、その後、前記セル信号が所望の値と比較され、前記セル信号が該所望の値との事前に設定した関係を有する場合のみ、後続する電流パルスが印加される請求項9または10に記載の書き込み方法。
- 前記選択したメモリセル(2)に接続したアドレス線(11)を、事前に設定した読み取り電圧にてバイアスするステップと、該選択したメモリセル内を流れる前記セル電流を検出するステップと、前記セル電流を事前設定した値の基準電流と比較するステップとからなる請求項8〜請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の書き込みした相変化メモリの読み取り方法。
- 前記比較するステップが、前記セル電流と前記基準電流の間の差に比例する第1電圧信号を生成し、前記基準電流と前記セル電流の間の差に比例する第2電圧信号を生成し、差動増幅器(78)を介して前記第1および第2信号を比較してなる請求項12に記載の読み取り方法。
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