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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Mikio Oka, Kanagawa, JP;

Yasuo Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;

Yutaka Higo, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1675 (2013.01); G11C 11/1653 (2013.01); G11C 11/1659 (2013.01); G11C 11/1697 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 13/0023 (2013.01); G11C 13/0026 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); G11C 11/1655 (2013.01); G11C 11/1657 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0073 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0076 (2013.01); G11C 2213/15 (2013.01); G11C 2213/74 (2013.01); G11C 2213/79 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

An object of the present technology is to improve the performance of a memory cell that stores the value reflecting the direction of an electric current. The memory cell includes an N-type transistor, a P-type transistor, and a storage element. The N-type transistor supplies a current either from a source to a drain thereof or from the drain to the source. The P-type transistor supplies a current from a source to a drain thereof. The storage element stores a logical value reflecting the direction of the current supplied from the drain of the N-type transistor and from the drain of the P-type transistor.


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