JP6313000B2 - 強誘電体メモリの読み込みを行うシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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本出願は、本出願と同日に出願された米国特許出願(代理人整理番号056−0526)、発明の名称「強誘電体メモリの書き込みおよび非破壊的な読み込みを行うシステムおよび方法」と関連し、その開示はそのすべてにおいて本明細書に参照により組み込まれる。
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- 強誘電体メモリセルを読み込む回路であって、
強誘電体メモリにおける単一データビットを表す2進分極状態を記憶する強誘電体コンデンサと、
前記強誘電体コンデンサの第1の電極と接続される第1の電極を備える追加的なコンデンサと、および、
前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記第1の電極と接続される抵抗器と、
を備え、前記強誘電体コンデンサの容量は前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記分極状態の兆候として測定され、
交流電流電圧信号を前記強誘電体コンデンサへ印加する前記追加的なコンデンサを介して、前記強誘電体コンデンサと接続される交流電流電圧ソースをさらに含み、
前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記容量は前記交流電流電圧信号における変化を参照することによって測定される、回路。 - 前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記分極状態を変更するために、直流電圧信号を前記強誘電体コンデンサへ印加する前記抵抗器を介して、前記強誘電体コンデンサと接続される第1の直流電圧ソースをさらに備える、請求項1に記載の回路。
- 前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記分極状態を変更するために、直流電圧信号を前記強誘電体コンデンサへ印加する前記強誘電体コンデンサの第2の電極と接続される第2の直流電圧ソースをさらに備える、請求項2に記載の回路。
- 前記強誘電体コンデンサ、前記追加的なコンデンサ、および前記抵抗器は印刷回路コンポーネントである、請求項1に記載の回路。
- 強誘電体メモリを読み込む方法であって、
追加的なコンデンサを介して、強誘電体コンデンサの全体に交流電流電圧信号を印加することと、
プロセッサで、前記強誘電体コンデンサの正および負の分極状態のうちの少なくとも1つにおける前記交流電流電圧信号の変化を参照することによって前記強誘電体コンデンサの容量を測定することと、および、
前記強誘電体メモリにおける単一データビットを表す前記強誘電体コンデンサの分極状態の兆候として、前記測定することの結果をユーザへ出力することと、
を備え、
強誘電体コンデンサの分極状態を変更するために、直流電圧信号を前記強誘電体コンデンサへ印加することをさらに含み、
前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記容量は、前記強誘電体コンデンサの前記分極状態が前記直流電圧信号によって切り替え中に前記プロセッサで測定される、方法。 - 前記強誘電体メモリが、印刷電子回路コンポーネントを含む、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記強誘電体メモリが、1つまたは複数のフレキシブル基板に配置される、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記交流電流電圧信号を前記印加することおよび前記容量を前記測定することは無線で行われる、請求項5に記載の方法。
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