Semiconductor device having resistance based memory array, method of reading, and systems associated therewith

Abstract

In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a non-volatile memory cell array. Memory cells of the non-volatile memory cell array are resistance based, and each memory cell has a resistance that changes over time after data is written into the memory cell. A write address buffer is configured to store write addresses associated with data being written into the non-volatile memory cell array, and a read unit is configured to perform a read operation to read data from the non-volatile memory cell array. The read unit is configured to control a read current applied to the non-volatile memory cell array during the read operation based on whether a read address matches one of the stored write addresses and at least one indication of settling time of the data being written into the non-volatile memory cell array.