Invention Grant
US09230645B2 Apparatus and methods for forming a memory cell using charge monitoring
有权
使用电荷监测形成存储单元的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for forming a memory cell using charge monitoring
- Patent Title (中): 使用电荷监测形成存储单元的装置和方法
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Application No.: US14588593Application Date: 2015-01-02
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Publication No.: US09230645B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Brent Keeth , Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy , Gurtej S. Sandhu , Adam D. Johnson , Scott E. Sills , Alessandro Calderoni
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G11C11/00
- IPC: G11C11/00 ; G11C13/00 ; H01L21/66

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods of forming a memory cell are described. In one such method, a forming charge applied to a memory cell, such as a Resistive RAM (RRAM) memory cell, is monitored to determine the progress of the forming the cell. If the cell is consuming charge too slowly, a higher voltage can be applied. If the cell is consuming charge too quickly, a lower voltage can be applied. The charge may be monitored by charging a capacitor to a certain level, then monitoring the discharge rate of the capacitor though the cell. The monitoring may use comparators to measure the charge. The monitoring may also use an analog to digital converter to perform the monitoring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150124517A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A MEMORY CELL USING CHARGE MONITORING Public/Granted day:2015-05-07
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