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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Aswin Thiruvengadam, Mather, CA (US);
William Melton, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Rich Fackenthal, Carmichael, CA (US);
Andrew Oen, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0009 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device and method for programming the memory device, including a method for a melting phase change memory cell by applying an electronic signal at a first value and subsequently decreasing the signal value. The phase change memory cell can be substantially crystallized after the decrease in signal value.