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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:
Mar. 28, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Ryu Ogiwara, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;

Daisaburo Takashima, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiko Iizuka, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0026 (2013.01); G11C 13/0028 (2013.01); G11C 13/0038 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory cell including a resistance change memory element in which a plurality of data values according to resistance are allowed to be set, and a selector element connected to the resistance change memory element in series, a word line supplying a select signal for selecting the resistance change memory element by the selector element to the memory cell, a bit line to which a data signal according to a data value set in the resistance change memory element is read, a load circuit connected to the memory cell in series and functioning as a load, and a comparator circuit which compares a voltage obtained by the load circuit with a plurality of reference voltages.


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