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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Krebs, Rueschlikon, CH;

Abu Sebastian, Rueschlikon, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0009 (2013.01); G11C 11/5678 (2013.01); G11C 11/56 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 45/1206 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01);
Abstract

A phase-change memory cell includes a phase change material; a reference electrical terminal disposed on first side of the phase change material; first and second electrical terminals disposed on a second side of the phase change material; the phase-change material configured to be reversibly transformable between an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase, in response to a phase-altering electrical signal applied to the phase-change material via the reference electrical terminal and one or more of the first and second electrical terminals; a resistance measurement unit configured to measure a respective electrical resistance between each of the first and electrical terminals and the reference electrical terminal; and a mathematical operation unit configured to determine a mathematical relation between the respective electrical resistances measured between each of the electrical terminals and the reference electrical terminal.


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