Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ji Yean Kim

Chan Kim

Tae Seong Kim

Jae Wook Joo

Ji Eun Kim

Sang-Hoon Jung

Hyun Taek Jung

Eun Ji Lee

Magnetic junction memory devices and methods for writing data to memory devices are provided. The magnetic junction memory device includes a first memory bank including first magnetic junction memory cells, a first local write driver adjacent to the first memory bank, connected to global data lines, the first local write driver configured to write data to the first magnetic junction memory cells via local data lines, a second memory bank adjacent to the first memory bank and including second magnetic junction memory cells, a second local write driver adjacent to the second memory bank, connected to the global data lines, the second local write driver configured to write data to the second magnetic junction memory cells via local data lines, and a global write driver configured to provide first and second write data to the first and second local write driver, respectively, via the global data lines.

Magnetic junction memory device and writing method thereof

A magnetic junction memory device is provided. The magnetic junction memory device including a sensing circuit including a sensing node, the sensing node being connected to a first end of a transistor and configured to change a voltage of the sensing node in accordance with a resistance of a magnetic junction memory cell, a gating voltage generator circuit configured to generate a gating voltage of the transistor using a reference resistor and a reference voltage, and a read circuit configured to read data from the magnetic junction memory cell using the reference voltage and the voltage of the sensing node.

Magnetic junction memory device and reading method thereof

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Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Ji Yean Kim