Multilevel nonvolatile memory device containing a carbon storage material and methods of making and using same
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1. A nonvolatile memory cell comprising a steering element located in series with a storage element, wherein the storage element comprises a carbon material and the memory cell comprises a rewritable cell having multiple memory levels.
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A nonvolatile memory cell includes a steering element located in series with a storage element. The storage element includes a carbon material and the memory cell includes a rewritable cell having multiple memory levels.
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- 1. A nonvolatile memory cell comprising a steering element located in series with a storage element, wherein the storage element comprises a carbon material and the memory cell comprises a rewritable cell having multiple memory levels.
- 8. A method of programming a nonvolatile memory cell comprising a steering element located in series with a storage element, wherein the storage element comprises a carbon material, the method comprising placing the cell into at least two different memory levels for at least two cycles.
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18. A method of programming a nonvolatile memory cell comprising a diode steering element located in series with a carbon material storage element, comprising:
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performing a first programming cycle comprising; applying a reset pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from a first state to a second state; and applying a first set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from a second state to a third state. applying a second set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the third state to a fourth state; and applying a third set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the fourth state to the first state; and performing a second programming cycle comprising; applying the reset pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the first state to the second state; applying the first set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the second state to the third state; applying the second set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the third state to the fourth state; and applying the third set pulse to change a resistivity state of the carbon material from the fourth state to the first state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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