JP6005343B2 - 電力消費量を削減したmramベースのメモリ装置の書き込み方法 - Google Patents
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2 磁気トンネル接合部
3 選定用トランジスタ
4 選定回路
10 メモリ装置
BL ビットライン
HP 大電力
Iheat 加熱電流
Ioff OFF状態の電流
SL ソースライン
VC コア電圧
VDD ドレイン・ドレイン間電圧
VGS ゲート・ソース間電圧
VSLO ソースラインオーバードライブ電圧
VWLO ワードラインオーバードライブ電圧
Vth 閾値電圧
WL ワードライン
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- 各MRAMセルが、熱アシスト切換(TAS)による書き込み操作を用いて書き込まれて、磁気トンネル接合部を所定の高さの閾値温度に加熱した時の書き込み操作の間に抵抗を変えることが可能な磁気トンネル接合部を有する、行と列に配置された複数の磁気抵抗ランダムアクセスメモリ(MRAM)セルと、磁気トンネル接合部と電気接続された選定用トランジスタと、選定用トランジスタのゲートを介して行に沿ってMRAMセルを接続する複数のワードラインと、列に沿ってMRAMセルを接続する複数のビットラインと、ビットラインとほぼ直交して配置された、選定用トランジスタのドレインを介して行に沿ってMRAMセルを接続する複数のソースラインとを備えたメモリ装置の書き込み及び読み出し方法において、
書き込み操作の間に、
ビットラインの中の一つにビットライン電圧を印加するとともに、ワードラインの中の一つにワードライン電圧を印加して、選定したMRAMセルの磁気トンネル接合部に加熱電流を流す工程と、
磁気トンネル接合部が所定の閾値温度に到達したら、磁気トンネル接合部の抵抗を変える工程と、
磁気トンネル接合部を冷却して、その抵抗を書き込まれた値で固定する工程と、
を有し、
このワードライン電圧は、加熱電流の大きさが磁気トンネル接合部を所定の高さの閾値温度に加熱するのに十分な大きさとなる、MRAMセルのコア動作電圧よりも高いワードラインオーバードライブ電圧であり、
読み出し操作の間に、
ソースラインにソースラインオーバードライブ電圧を印加する工程と、
磁気トンネル接合部の抵抗を測定するために、冷却温度において、ソースラインを介して磁気トンネル接合部にセンス電流を流す工程と、
を有する方法。 - ワードラインオーバードライブ電圧は、パルス時間長が約15ns以下である電圧パルスである、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 電荷ポンプ又は入出力ポートから供給される調節可能な外部電圧によって、ワードラインオーバードライブ電圧を発生する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- メモリ装置が、センス増幅器回路を更に備えており、ワードラインオーバードライブ電圧のパルス時間長が、このセンス増幅器回路によって制御される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 選定用トランジスタは、閾値電圧が低い大電力トランジスタである、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ソースラインオーバードライブ電圧の値が、選定用トランジスタの閾値電圧にほぼ等しい、請求項1に記載の方法。
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