Integrated Circuit, Memory Cell Array, Memory Module, and Method of Operating an Integrated Circuit
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of thermal selectable memory cells,each memory cell being coupled to a conductive line, the conductive line comprising a first portion for applying a heating current, and a second portion for applying a programming current,the integrated circuit being configured such that the heating current and the programming current can be routed respectively to the first and the second portion of the conductive line independently from each other.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of thermal selectable memory cells, each memory cell being connected to a conductive line, the conductive line having a first portion for applying a heating current, and a second portion for applying a programming current. The integrated circuit is configured such that the heating current and the programming current can be routed respectively to the first and the second portion of the conductive line independently from each other.
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25 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of thermal selectable memory cells,
each memory cell being coupled to a conductive line, the conductive line comprising a first portion for applying a heating current, and a second portion for applying a programming current, the integrated circuit being configured such that the heating current and the programming current can be routed respectively to the first and the second portion of the conductive line independently from each other.
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12. A memory cell array comprising a plurality of thermal selectable memory cells,
each memory cell being coupled to a bit line comprising a first portion for applying a heating current, and a second portion for applying a programming current, the memory cell array being configured such that the heating current and the programming current can be routed respectively to the first and the second portion of the bit line independently from each other.
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14. A method of operating an integrated circuit comprising an arrangement of thermal selectable memory cells, each memory cell being coupled to a conductive line,
the method comprising: -
routing a heating current through the memory cell in order to heat the memory cell, wherein the heating current is routed through a first portion of the conductive line assigned to the memory cell, and routing a programming current through a second portion of the conductive line in order to program the memory cell, wherein the routing of the programming current is carried out independently from the routing of the heating current. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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