KR20020042751A - Mram-장치 내에서의 바람직하지 않은 프로그래밍을예방하기 위한 방법 - Google Patents
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- 메모리 셀 필드 내에서 메모리 셀(1: 11, 12, ...)이 적어도 하나의 평면에서 워드라인(WL) 또는 프로그래밍 라인(PRL)과 비트라인(BL)의 교차점에 놓이고, 선택된 메모리 셀(12)에 속하는 워드라인(WL1) 및 비트라인(BL2)을 통해 프로그래밍 전류(IWL; IBL2)가 보내지며, 상기 프로그래밍 전류는 선택된 상기 메모리 셀(12)에 인접한 적어도 하나의 메모리 셀(13; 15)에서도 분산자계로서 작용하는 자계를 발생시키는 MRAM-장치 내에서의 바람직하지 않은 프로그래밍을 예방하기 위한 방법에 있어서,워드라인 내지는 프로그래밍 라인(PRL) 또는 비트라인(BL3; BL5) 또는 적어도 하나의 인접한 메모리 셀(13; 15)의 별도의 라인(L)을 통해 상기 분산자계와 반대 작용을 하는 보상자계를 제공하는 보상 전류가 전달되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 보상 전류는 각각 선택된 비트라인(BL2)의 다음다음 비트라인(BL2)에 인가되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 2항에 있어서,상기 보상 전류는 프로그래밍 전류보다 더 약하게 설정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항 내지 3항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 보상 전류가 다층 시스템에서 다수의 평면에 있는 워드라인 또는 비트라인으로 인가되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항 내지 3항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 보상 전류의 세기는 자기조절 회로에 의해 제어되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
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