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Patent No.:

US 8570787 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Makoto Kitagawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Tsunenori Shiimoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Tomohito Tsushima, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Makoto Kitagawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Tsunenori Shiimoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Tomohito Tsushima, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A storage apparatus includes: a plurality of storage elements configured to have the resistance state thereof changed in accordance with an applied voltage; and a drive portion configured to perform a resistance change operation and a read operation, the resistance change operation involving writing or erasing information to or from the storage elements by changing the resistance state thereof, the read operation involving reading the information from the storage elements; wherein the drive portion includes an amplifier configured to output a read signal upon execution of the read operation, a constant current load, and a control portion configured to perform the resistance change operation and a direct verify operation on the storage elements, the direct verify operation involving carrying out, subsequent to the resistance change operation, the read operation for verifying whether the writing or erasing of the information to or from the storage elements has been normally accomplished.


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Kitagawa, Makoto. (2013). Storage apparatus and operation method for operating the same (U.S. Patent No. 8570787). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8570787

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