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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chea Ouk Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Tae Hui Na, Seoul, KR;
Jung Sunwoo, Seoul, KR;
Yong Jun Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells includes a switching element, and a data storage element connected to the switching element, wherein the data storage element includes a phase change material; and a memory controller configured to perform a control operation with respect to a first memory cell of the plurality of memory cells by inputting an operating current to the first memory cell, and inputting a compensation current flowing from the data storage element to the switching element in the first memory cell before or after inputting the operating current to the first memory cell.