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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Kyusik Sin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Hugh Craig Hiner, Fremont, CA (US);
Xizeng (Stone) Shi, Fremont, CA (US);
William D. Jensen, Fremont, CA (US);
Hua-ching Tong, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew R Gibbons, Dublin, CA (US);
Roberto Bez, Milan, IT;
Giulio Casagrande, Milan, IT;
Paolo Cappeletti, Milan, IT;
Marco Pasotti, Pavia, IT;
Kyusik Sin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Hugh Craig Hiner, Fremont, CA (US);
Xizeng (Stone) Shi, Fremont, CA (US);
William D. Jensen, Fremont, CA (US);
Hua-Ching Tong, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew R Gibbons, Dublin, CA (US);
Roberto Bez, Milan, IT;
Giulio Casagrande, Milan, IT;
Paolo Cappeletti, Milan, IT;
Marco Pasotti, Pavia, IT;
Western Digital (Fremont), Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
STMicroelectronics S.R.L., Milan, IT;
Abstract
In a method and system for reducing power consumed by a magnetic memory, magnetic memory cells are coupled to a bit line and are associated with a plurality of digit lines. A bit line current is provided in the bit line. Digit currents are provided in parallel in the digit lines at substantially the same time as the bit line current. The digit and bit line currents allow the magnetic memory cells to be written to a plurality of states in parallel.