NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF WRITING INTO THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of writing into a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a resistance memory element which memorizes a high resistance state and a low resistance state and switches between the high resistance state and the low resistance state by an application of a voltage, comprising:
- applying the voltage to the resistance memory element for switching from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, while a value of a current to flow in the resistance memory element being limited to thereby memorize the low resistance state of a low resistance value corresponding to the limited value of the current.
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Abstract
A method of writing into a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a resistance memory element which memorizes a high resistance state and a low resistance state and switches between the high resistance state and the low resistance state by an application of a voltage, includes the step of applying the voltage to the resistance memory element for switching from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, while a value of a current to flow in the resistance memory elements are limited to thereby memorize in the resistance memory elements the low resistance state of the low resistance value corresponding to the limited value of the current.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of writing into a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a resistance memory element which memorizes a high resistance state and a low resistance state and switches between the high resistance state and the low resistance state by an application of a voltage, comprising:
applying the voltage to the resistance memory element for switching from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, while a value of a current to flow in the resistance memory element being limited to thereby memorize the low resistance state of a low resistance value corresponding to the limited value of the current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprising;
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a resistance memory element which memorizes a high resistance state and a low resistance state and switches between the high resistance state and the low resistance state by an application of a voltage; a variable resistor serially connected to the resistance memory element; and a current limitation circuit which, when the voltage is applied to the resistance memory element to switch from the high resistance state to the low resistance stage, a value of a current to flow in the resistance memory element being limited to memorize in the resistance memory element the low resistance state of a low resistance value corresponding to the limited value of the current. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprising:
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a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix, each including a resistance memory element which memorizes a high resistance state and a low resistance state and switches between the high resistance state and the low resistance state by an application of a voltage, and a select transistor having one terminal serially connected to one terminal of the resistance memory element; a plurality of first signal lines parallelly extended in a first direction and each connected to gate electrodes of the select transistors of the memory cells arranged in the first direction; a plurality of second signal lines parallelly extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction and each connected to the other terminals of the resistance memory elements of the memory cells arranged in the second direction; a plurality of third signal lines parallelly extended in the first direction and each connected to the other terminals of the select transistors of the memory cells arranged in the first direction; variable resistors serially connected to the other terminals of the resistance memory elements; and a current limitation circuit which, when a voltage is applied to the resistance memory element to switch from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, controls a value of a current to flow in the resistance memory element to thereby memorize in the resistance memory element the low resistance state of a low resistance value corresponding to the limited value of the current. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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