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Short-tolerant resistive cross point array

Patent 6456525 Issued on September 24, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 15, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 663752 filed on 09/15/2000

US Classes:

365/171, Magnetic thin film365/100, Resistive365/148, Resistive365/158Magnetoresistive

Examiners

Primary: Mai, Son

International Class

G11C 011/14

Abstract

A data storage device includes a resistive cross point array of memory cells. Each memory cell includes a memory element and a resistive element connected in series with the memory element. The resistive elements substantially attenuate any sneak path currents flowing through shorted memory elements during read operations. The data storage device may be a Magnetic Random Access Memory ("MRAM") device.

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