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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Shane Charles Hollmer, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Nad Edward Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Shane Charles Hollmer, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Nad Edward Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method can include programming a selected programmable metallization cell (PMC) by coupling the anodes of a group of PMCs to a first power supply voltage and connecting a cathode of one of PMCs of the group to a second power supply voltage with a select device; and erasing a selected PMC by coupling the anodes of a group of PMCs to the second power supply voltage and connecting the cathode of one of PMCs of the group to the first supply voltage with the select device.