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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicants:
Shintaro Sakai, Seoul, KR;
Masahiko Nakayama, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Shintaro Sakai, Seoul, KR;
Masahiko Nakayama, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory includes a cell array includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell including a magnetoresistive effect element; and a read circuit to read data from a memory cell selected based on an address signal from among the memory cells. The read circuit selects one determination level from among a plurality of determination levels corresponding to a position of a magnetoresistive effect element in the cell array and uses the selected determination level to perform reading of the data.