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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuteru Iijima, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Takagi, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Programming a variable resistance element includes: a writing step of applying a writing voltage pulse to transition metal oxide comprising two stacked metal oxide layers to decrease resistance of the metal oxide, each metal oxide layer having different oxygen deficiency; and an erasing step of applying an erasing voltage pulse, of different polarity than the writing pulse, to the metal oxide to increase resistance of the metal oxide. |Vw|>|Vw|. Vwrepresents writing voltage for first to N-th steps. Vwrepresents writing voltage for (N+1)-th and subsequent steps, where N≧1, |Ve|>|Ve|. Verepresents erasing voltage for first to M-th steps. Verepresents erasing voltage for M+1-th and subsequent steps. tw<te. twrepresents writing pulse width for first to N-th steps. terepresents erasing pulse width for first to M-th steps. M≧1. The (N+1)-th writing step follows the M-th erasing step.