RESISTIVE CROSS-POINT ARCHITECTURE FOR ROBUST DATA REPRESENTATION WITH ARBITRARY PRECISION
First Claim
1. A resistive memory system comprising:
- a cross point resistive network comprising variable resistive elements and conductive lines coupled to the variable resistive elements such that the conductive lines and the variable resistive elements form the cross point resistive network; and
a plurality of switchable paths connected to the conductive lines so that the plurality of switchable paths are operable to selectively interconnect a group of the conductive lines such that a set of the variable resistive elements provide a combined variable conductance.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to resistive memory systems. The resistive memory systems may be utilized to implement neuro-inspired learning algorithms with full parallelism. In one embodiment, a resistive memory system includes a cross point resistive network and switchable paths. The cross point resistive network includes variable resistive elements and conductive lines. The conductive lines are coupled to the variable resistive elements such that the conductive lines and the variable resistive elements form the cross point resistive network. The switchable paths are connected to the conductive lines so that the switchable paths are operable to selectively interconnect groups of the conductive lines such that subsets of the variable resistive elements each provide a combined variable conductance. With multiple resistive elements in the subsets, process variations in the conductances of the resistive elements average out. As such, learning algorithms may be implemented with greater precision using the cross point resistive network.
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1. A resistive memory system comprising:
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a cross point resistive network comprising variable resistive elements and conductive lines coupled to the variable resistive elements such that the conductive lines and the variable resistive elements form the cross point resistive network; and a plurality of switchable paths connected to the conductive lines so that the plurality of switchable paths are operable to selectively interconnect a group of the conductive lines such that a set of the variable resistive elements provide a combined variable conductance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing a cross point resistive network comprising variable resistive elements and conductive lines coupled to the variable resistive elements such that the conductive lines and the variable resistive elements form the cross point resistive network; and interconnecting a group of the conductive lines such that a set of the variable resistive elements provide a combined variable conductance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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