Abstract: A method and apparatus for writing data to a non-volatile memory cell, such as a spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) memory cell. In some embodiments, a selected resistive state is written to a magnetic tunneling structure by applying a succession of indeterminate write pulses thereto until the selected resistive state is verified.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 3, 2009
Date of Patent:
May 3, 2011
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC
Inventors:
Xiaobin Wang, Yong Lu, Haiwen Xi, Yuankai Zheng, Yiran Chen, Harry Hongyue Liu, Dimitar Dimitrov, Wei Tan, Brian Seungwhan Lee