KR100943112B1 - 토글 메모리를 기록하는 회로 및 방법 - Google Patents
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- 토글 메모리를 판독 및 기록하는 방법 - 상기 토글 메모리는 자기저항 랜덤 액세스 메모리(MRAM;magnetoresistive random access memory)임 - 으로서,상기 토글 메모리의 선정된 어드레스 위치의 판독 동작을 개시하는 단계;상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서 현재 저장된 값에 영향을 주지 않고 상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서 기록 토글링 동작의 일부를 개시하는 단계;상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서의 현재 저장된 데이터 값과 상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에 기록될 새로운 값을 비교하여 상기 새로운 값이 상기 현재 저장된 데이터 값과 다르거나 일치하는지를 결정하는 단계; 및상기 새로운 값이 상기 현재 저장된 데이터 값과 다른 경우에 상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서 상기 기록 토글링 동작을 완성하거나, 상기 기록될 새로운 값이 상기 현재 저장된 데이터 값과 동일한 경우에 상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서 상기 기록 토글링 동작을 종료하는 단계를 포함하는 토글 메모리 판독 및 기록 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 선정된 위치에서의 MRAM 셀은 제1 전류 경로 및 상기 제1 전류 경로에 직교하는 제2 전류 경로를 갖고,개시되는 상기 토글링 동작의 일부는 상기 제1 전류 경로를 통해 제1 전류를 도전시키는 단계를 포함하는 토글 메모리 판독 및 기록 방법.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 선정된 어드레스에서 상기 토글링 동작을 완성하는 단계는,상기 제2 전류 경로를 통해 제2 전류로 상기 MRAM을 토글링하는 단계를 더 포함하는 토글 메모리 판독 및 기록 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 선정된 어드레스 위치에서 상기 기록 토글링 동작을 완성하기 이전에 다른 선정된 어드레스 위치의 다른 판독 동작을 개시하는 단계를 더 포함하는 토글 메모리 판독 및 기록 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기록 토글링 동작을 개시하는데 이용되는 기록 워드 라인 드라이버와 분리되고 떨어져 있는 판독 워드 라인 드라이버로 상기 판독을 개시하는 단계를 더 포함하는 토글 메모리 판독 및 기록 방법.
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