Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable resistance random-access memory and method for write operation having error bit recovering function thereof
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Application No.: US16431739Application Date: 2019-06-05
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Publication No.: US10908989B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Norio Hattori
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Priority: JP2018-109926 20180608
- Main IPC: G06F11/10
- IPC: G06F11/10 ; G11C13/00

Abstract:
Provided is a variable resistance random-access memory for suppressing degradation of performance by recovering a memory cell that fails. A variable resistance random-access memory of the disclosure includes a memory array, a row selection circuit, a column selection circuit, a controller, an error checking and correcting (ECC) circuit, an error bit flag register, and an error bit address register. The memory array includes a plurality of memory cells. The column selection circuit includes a sense amplifier and a write driver/read bias circuit. The error bit flag register stores bits for indicating presence/absence of an error bit in a write operation. The error bit address register stores an address of the error bit. The controller recovers the error bit when a predetermined event occurs.
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