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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2003
Frederick A. Perner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Jedwab, Vancouver, CA;
James A. Davis, Richmond, VA (US);
David Mcintyre, Boise, ID (US);
David Banks, Bristol, GB;
Stewart Wyatt, Boise, ID (US);
Kenneth K. Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Frederick A. Perner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Jedwab, Vancouver, CA;
James A. Davis, Richmond, VA (US);
David McIntyre, Boise, ID (US);
David Banks, Bristol, GB;
Stewart Wyatt, Boise, ID (US);
Kenneth K. Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic memory. In one embodiment, the magnetic memory comprises an array of memory cells configured to provide resistive states, and a read circuit. The read circuit is configured to sense a resistance through a memory cell in the array of memory cells to obtain a sense result and categorize the sense result into one of at least three different categories comprising a middle category situated between the resistive states.