Invention Grant
- Patent Title: STT-MRAM bitcell for embedded flash applications
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Application No.: US15095170Application Date: 2016-04-11
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Publication No.: US09653137B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Kangho Lee , Eng Huat Toh , Jack Tim Wong , Elgin Kiok Boone Quek
- Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Horizon IP Pte. Ltd.
- Main IPC: G11C11/00
- IPC: G11C11/00 ; G11C11/16 ; H01L27/22

Abstract:
A spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) device and a method to perform operations of an embedded eFlash device are disclosed. The STT-MRAM device is configured to include an array of STT-MRAM bitcells. The array includes a plurality of bitlines (BLs) and a plurality of word lines (WLs), where the bitlines form columns and the wordlines form rows of STT-MRAM bitcells. Each STT-MRAM bitcell includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) element coupled in series to an access transistor having a gate terminal and source and drain terminals. The array includes a plurality of source lines (SLs) coupled to the source terminals of the access transistors. A SL of the plurality of SLs is coupled to source terminals of access transistors of two or more adjacent columns of the STT-MRAM cells. The shared SL is parallel to the plurality of BLs. The operations of such a STT-MRAM bitcell are configured to include: an initialization operation, a program operation, and a sector erase operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160300604A1 STT-MRAM Bitcell for Embedded Flash Applications Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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