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Vc_A>Vc_B>Vc_C>Vc_D>Vc_E>Vc_F>Vc_G>Vc_H以下の順序で選択した電圧レベルの8つの印加電圧を印加することにより、8メモリ層を有するメモリセルにこの特定の状態を書込み可能である。
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130、132、134、136 メモリ層
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- 記憶装置であって、
制御器と、
前記制御器を介してアクセス可能な複数個の抵抗性基本メモリセルとを備え、
前記複数個の抵抗性基本メモリセルの各抵抗性基本メモリセルは、複数個のメモリ層を含み、
前記複数個のメモリ層の各々は、前記メモリ層の極性を変化させるための異なる臨界電圧を有し、
前記記憶装置は、
前記複数個のメモリ層と関係する複数個の電極層をさらに備え、
前記複数個のメモリ層の各メモリ層は前記複数個の電極層のうちの電極層により、隣接するメモリ層から分離されており、
各メモリ層に隣接する電極層は等しいコンダクタンスを有する、記憶装置。 - 前記複数個のメモリ層は、前記メモリ層の異なるヒステリシス特性のために異なる臨界電圧を有する、請求項1に記載の記憶装置。
- 前記複数個の抵抗性基本メモリセルの選択された抵抗性基本メモリセルは、固有のトンネル抵抗値により表現される複数のデータ値を記憶する、請求項1に記載の記憶装置。
- 前記制御器は選択した抵抗性基本メモリセルに固有の書込み信号を印加して前記固有のトンネル抵抗値を変化させ、異なるデータ値を表現するようにされている、請求項3に記載の記憶装置。
- 前記複数個のメモリ層は非磁気メモリ層を含む、請求項1に記載の記憶装置。
- 前記複数個のメモリ層は、自発分極特性を含むヒステリシス特性を有するよう選択される、請求項1に記載の記憶装置。
- メモリ装置であって、
第1電極と、
第2電極と、
複数のデータ値を記憶する前記第1電極と前記第2電極との間の複数個のメモリ層とを備え、
前記複数個のメモリ層の各メモリ層は、複数のデータ値のデータ値を記憶するための固有のヒステリシス特性を有し、
前記メモリ装置は、
前記第1及び第2電極の少なくとも一方を介して前記複数個のメモリ層に結合された制御器をさらに備え、
前記制御器は、複数のデータ値を変更することなく前記複数のメモリ層から前記複数のデータ値を読取り、
前記メモリ装置は、
前記複数個のメモリ層と関係する複数個の電極層をさらに備え、
前記複数個のメモリ層の各メモリ層は前記複数個の電極層のうちの電極層により、隣接するメモリ層から分離されており、
各メモリ層に隣接する電極層は等しいコンダクタンスを有する、メモリ装置。 - 前記複数個のメモリ層は、固有のデータ値を表現する電子電荷分布を誘起する独立した分極電場を担持するようにされた強誘電層を含む、請求項7に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個のメモリ層は、固有のデータ値を表現するよう独立して構成可能なヒステリシス特性を有する相変化媒体層を含む、請求項7に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個のメモリ層は、電気電荷を捕獲する電荷捕獲層を含み、
前記電荷捕獲層は、固有のデータ値を表現する電子電荷分布を誘起するよう構成可能である、請求項7に記載のメモリ装置。 - 前記複数のデータ値は、前記複数個のメモリ層の固有のトンネル抵抗値により表現される、請求項7に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記メモリ装置は、前記複数のメモリ層に対応する複数の内部電極をさらに含み、
前記複数のメモリ層の隣接するメモリ層は、前記複数の内部電極の1つの内部電極により分離される、請求項7に記載のメモリ装置。 - 前記メモリ装置は、前記複数の内部電極に対応する複数の絶縁層をさらに含み、
前記複数の絶縁層の1つの絶縁層は前記隣接するメモリ層の1つのメモリ層から前記内部電極を分離する、請求項12に記載のメモリ装置。 - メモリ装置であって、
複数個の抵抗性メモリセルを備え、
各抵抗性メモリセルは、複数のデータ値を記憶する複数の積層メモリ層を含み、
前記複数の積層メモリ層の各メモリ層は、固有のデータ値を表現するため構成可能な固有のヒステリシス特性を有し、
前記メモリ装置は、
前記複数個の抵抗性メモリセルへのアクセスを有する制御器をさらに備え、
前記制御器は、前記複数個の抵抗性メモリセルの内の1つの抵抗性メモリセルを選択するようにされ、
前記制御器は、前記選択した抵抗性メモリセルの選択した1つのメモリ層からデータを読み書きし、
前記メモリ装置は、
前記複数の積層メモリ層に隣接するメモリ層を分離する複数個の内部電極をさらに備え、
各メモリ層に隣接する内部電極は等しいコンダクタンスを有する、メモリ装置。 - 前記制御器は、前記選択したメモリ層と関係する選択した電圧レベルの電圧を印加することにより、前記選択したメモリ層のヒステリシス特性を構成するようにされている、請求項14に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個の内部電極は、半導体材料から形成される、請求項14に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個の内部電極の第1内部電極の第1ドーピング濃度は、前記複数個の内部電極の第2内部電極の第2ドーピング濃度とは異なる、請求項16に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個の内部電極の各々の内部電極は、前記選択した抵抗性メモリセル内で固有のコンダクタンスを有する、請求項16に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記複数個の内部電極は、導電性金属を含む、請求項16に記載のメモリ装置。
- 前記メモリ装置は、複数個の絶縁層をさらに含み、
前記複数個の絶縁層の各絶縁層は前記複数個の内部電極の各内部電極と関係している、請求項16に記載のメモリ装置。 - 前記複数個の絶縁層の絶縁層は、異なる絶縁特性を有し、
前記複数個の内部電極の内部電極は異なる電気特性を有する、請求項20に記載のメモリ装置。 - 前記異なる臨界電圧は、異なる材料を含む前記複数個のメモリ層のためであり、
前記複数個のメモリ層は、同じ材料の異なる組成を有し、
前記複数個のメモリ層は、隣接する複数個のメモリ層とは異なる厚みおよび材料を有し、
前記複数個のメモリ層は、それらの間において異なる材料厚みを有し、
前記複数個のメモリ層は、それらの間において異なるタイプの層または異なるタイプの組み合わせを有する、請求項1に記載の記憶装置。
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