JP5111838B2 - 相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法 - Google Patents
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115 ゲート絶緑膜
120 ゲート電極
130 下部電極
135 相転移領域
140 相転移抵抗体
150 上部電極
160 導電性プラグ
170 ビットライン電極
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- 相転移抵抗体、及び、前記相転移抵抗体の両端にそれぞれ連結された第1電極及び第2電極を備える相転移メモリ素子の動作方法であって、
前記第1電極から前記第2電極の方向に電気的信号を印加すること、及び、前記第2電極から前記第1電極の方向に電気的信号を印加することを組み合わせて、前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を少なくとも四つの状態に変化させるプログラムステップと、
前記第1電極と前記第2電極との間に任意の方向に電気的信号を印加して、前記プログラミングされた相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を判読する読み取リステップと、を含み、
前記プログラムステップは、前記第1電極から前記第2電極の方向に電気的信号を印加して、前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を第1セット状態または第1リセット状態に変化させ、前記第2電極から前記第1電極の方向に電気的信号を印加して、前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を第2セット状態または第2リセット状態に変化させるステップを含むことを特徴とする相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。 - 前記第1電極から前記第2電極の方向への電気的信号と、前記第2電極から前記第1電極の方向への電気的信号とは、相互に逆の極性を有することを特微とする請求項1に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を前記第1セット状態に変化させるための電気的信号の絶対値は、前記第2セット状態に変化させるための電気的信号の絶対値と同じであることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を前記第1リセット状態に変化させるための電気的信号の絶対値は、前記第2リセット状態に変化させるための電気的信号の絶対値と同じであることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記第1電極及び前記第2電極は、前記相転移抵抗体と異なる接触面積を有することを特微とする請求項1に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記第1電極は、前記相転移抵抗体と接触する面積が、前記第2電極が前記相転移抵抗体と接触する面積より大きいことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記相転移抵抗体は、前記第1セット状態、前記第2セット状態、前記第1リセット状態及び前記第2リセット状態の順に高い抵抗を有することを特微とする請求項6に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記プログラムステップの電気的信号は、パルス電流またはパルス電圧であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記読み取リステップの電気的信号は、パルス電圧であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
- 前記パルス電圧は、前記相転移抵抗体の抵抗値を変化させない範囲内の値を有することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の相転移メモリ素子のマルチビットの動作方法。
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