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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2014
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Seong-Ook Jung, Seoul, KR;
Sara Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jisu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Taehui Na, Seoul, KR;
Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Seung Hyuk Kang, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods relate to providing a constant sensing current for reading a resistive memory element. A load voltage generator provides a load voltage based on a current mirror configured to supply a constant current that is invariant with process-voltage-temperature variations. A data voltage is generated based on the generated load voltage, by passing a sensing current mirrored from the constant current, through the resistive memory element. A reference voltage is generated, also based on the generated load voltage and by passing reference current mirrored from the constant current, through reference cells. A logical value stored in the resistive memory element is determined based on a comparison of the data voltage and the reference voltage, where the determination is free from effects of process-voltage-temperature variations.