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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Yoann Guillemenet, Crest, FR;
Lionel Torres, Combaillaux, FR;
Yoann Guillemenet, Crest, FR;
Lionel Torres, Combaillaux, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a non-volatile memory element comprising: first and second transistors () forming an inverter () coupled between a first storage node () and an output () of the memory element; a third transistor () coupled between the first storage node () and a first supply voltage (GND, V) and comprising a control terminal coupled to said output; a first resistance switching element () coupled in series with said third transistor and programmed to have one of first and second resistances (R, R) representing a non-volatile data bit; a fourth transistor () coupled between said storage node () a second supply voltage (V, GND); and control circuitry () adapted to activate said third transistor at the start of a transfer phase of said non-volatile data bit to said storage node, and to control said fourth transistor to couple said storage node to said second supply voltage during said transfer phase.