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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Jan Otterstedt, Unterhaching, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Christian Peters, Vaterstetten, DE;
Michael Bollu, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolf Allers, Munich, DE;
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Jan Otterstedt, Unterhaching, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Christian Peters, Vaterstetten, DE;
Michael Bollu, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolf Allers, Munich, DE;
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
One or more embodiments are related to a method of operating a phase-change memory array, including: providing the phase-change memory array, the phase-change memory array including a phase-change memory element in series with an access device between a first address line and a power line; causing a first current through the memory element from the first address line to the power line; and causing a second current through the memory element from the power line to the first address line.