The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Jan. 17, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2021
Applicants:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Nanbo Gong, White Plains, NY (US);

Wei-Chih Chien, Yorktown, NY (US);

Matthew Joseph BrightSky, Armonk, NY (US);

Christopher P. Miller, Underhill, VT (US);

Hsiang-Lan Lung, Ardsley, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0097 (2013.01); H01L 27/2481 (2013.01); H01L 45/06 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multi-level cell (MLC) one-selector-one-resistor (1S1R) three-dimensional (3D) cross-point memory system includes at least one MLC 1S1R structure including a stacked arrangement of a phase change memory (PCM) cell and a threshold switch selector. An electrically conductive bit line is in electrical communication with the OTS selector, and an electrically conductive word line is in electrical communication with the PCM cell. A controller is in electrical communication with the bit line and the word line. The controller is configured to select at least one voltage pulse from a group of different voltage pulses comprising a read pulse, a partial set pulse, a set pulse, a partial reset pulse, and a reset pulse, and configured to deliver the selected at least one voltage pulse to the at least one MLC 1S1R structure.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…