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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Ken Kawai, Osaka, JP;

Kazuhiko Shimakawa, Osaka, JP;

Yoshikazu Katoh, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract

A writing method of a variable resistance non-volatile memory element comprises determining, in a first determination step, whether or not a resistance state of the variable resistance non-volatile memory element does not switch to a first resistance state and remains in a second resistance state, when a pulse of a second voltage is applied to the variable resistance non-volatile memory element; and when it is determined that the resistance state of the variable resistance non-volatile memory element does not switch to the first resistance state and remains in the second resistance state in the first determination step, applying, in a recovery step, at least once to the variable-resistance non-volatile memory element a recovery voltage pulse set composed of two pulses which are a first recovery voltage pulse which has the same polarity as that of the first voltage and a second recovery voltage pulse which has the same polarity as that of the second voltage, has a greater amplitude than the second voltage, and is applied subsequently to the first recovery voltage pulse.


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