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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Aswin Thiruvengadam, Mather, CA (US);
William Melton, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Rich Fackenthal, Carmichael, CA (US);
Andrew Oen, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aswin Thiruvengadam, Mather, CA (US);
William Melton, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Rich Fackenthal, Carmichael, CA (US);
Andrew Oen, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device and method for programming the memory device, more particularly a single pulse algorithm for programming a phase change memory cell or array. The single pulse can heat the memory cell to above its melting point and reduce in signal level so that the memory cell is crystallized.