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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Jan Otterstedt, Unterhaching, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Putzbrunn, DE;
Christian Peters, Vaterstetten, DE;
Michael Bollu, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolf Allers, Munich, DE;
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Jan Otterstedt, Unterhaching, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Putzbrunn, DE;
Christian Peters, Vaterstetten, DE;
Michael Bollu, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolf Allers, Munich, DE;
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
One or more embodiments may be related to a method of operating a phase-change memory element, comprising: providing the phase-change memory element, the phase-change memory element having a first terminal and a second terminal; causing a first current through the memory element from the first terminal to the second terminal; and causing a second current through the memory element from the second terminal to the first terminal, wherein the causing the first current programs the memory element from a first resistance state to a second resistance state and the causing the second current programs the memory element from the first resistance state to the second resistance state.