US Patent:
20170084322, Mar 23, 2017
Inventors:
- Oakland CA, US
Pedram Khalili Amiri - Los Angeles CA, US
Hochul Lee - Los Angeles CA, US
Juan G. Alzate - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:
G11C 11/16
Abstract:
A fast and low-power sense amplifier and writing circuit for high-speed Magnetic RAM (MRAM) which provides the long retention times and endurance of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) cells, while providing faster access speeds, verified writes, and an increased sensing margin. A high-speed and low-power pre-read and write sense amplifier (PWSA) provide VCMA effect precessional switching of MTJ cells which include pre-read and comparison steps which reduce power consumption. An embodiment of the PWSA circuit is described with write and pre-charge circuit, S and D latches, comparison circuit, and a differential amplifier and control circuit.