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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Maroun Georges Khoury, Burnsville, MN (US);
Hongyue Liu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Andrew John Gjevre Carter, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Maroun Georges Khoury, Burnsville, MN (US);
Hongyue Liu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Andrew John Gjevre Carter, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Variable resistive punchthrough access methods are described. The methods include switching a variable resistive data cell from a high resistance state to a low resistance state by passing a write current through the magnetic tunnel junction data cell in a first direction. The write current is provided by a transistor being electrically coupled to the variable resistive data cell and a source line. The write current passes through the transistor in punchthrough mode.