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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;

Inventor:

Chien-Min Wu, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 29/4401 (2013.01); G11C 29/70 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory driving device and a method thereof applied for a RRAM array are provided. The memory driving device includes a voltage generator, a current detector, and a controller. The voltage generator generates a write voltage. An RRAM cell of the RRAM array is selected according to a selection signal for receiving the program voltage to generate a program current. The current detector detects the program current. The controller executes a driving procedure which includes: obtaining a voltage distribution for the program voltage; determining the initial voltage and the maximum voltage of the program voltage according to the voltage distribution; gradually increasing the program voltage from the initial voltage to the maximum voltage; determining whether the program current exceeds the reference current; and selecting another RRAM cell when the write current exceeds the reference current.


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