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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2024
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

I-Che Lee, Taipei, TW;

Huai-Ying Huang, Jhonghe, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 13/0026 (2013.01); G11C 13/0028 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes setting a current level of a write signal to a first non-zero value for a first period of time. The write signal is provided to a memory element during the first period of time. The current level of the write signal is adjusted from the first non-zero value to a second non-zero value, different from the first non-zero value, for a second period of time. The write signal is provided to the memory element during the second period of time. The current level of the write signal is adjusted from the second non-zero value to a third value, different from the first non-zero value and different from the second non-zero value, for a third period of time. The write signal is provided to the memory element during the third period of time.


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