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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Hari Rao, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1675 (2013.01); G06F 17/5068 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device having a local current sink is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes one or more write drivers. The electronic device includes at least one Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) coupled to a bit line and coupled to a source line. The electronic device also includes a current sink circuit comprising a single transistor, the single transistor coupled to the bit line and to the source line.