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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory unit is provided. The memory unit includes a resistive element, a diode, and a first transistor. The resistive element has a first terminal receiving a bit voltage and a second terminal coupled to a first node. The diode has an anode coupled to the first node and a cathode coupled to a second node. The second node receives a word voltage. The first transistor has a control electrode, a first electrode coupled to the first node, and a second electrode.