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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Dietmar Gogl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Daniel Braun, Paris, FR;
Dietmar Gogl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Daniel Braun, Paris, FR;
Altis Semiconductor SNC, Essonnes Cedex, FR;
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A magnetic memory is disclosed. In one embodiment, the magnetic memory array includes a plurality of cell columns and a pair of reference cell columns, including a first reference cell column and a second reference cell column. A comparator is provided with a first and a second input terminal. A switching circuit is configured to connect each of the cell columns to the first input terminal and the pair of reference cell columns coupled in parallel to the second input terminal, and configured to connect the first reference cell column to the first input terminal and the second reference cell column to the second input terminal.