A mram readout circuit using low voltage pulses

Abstract

The invention discloses an MRAM readout circuit using a low-voltage pulse, which comprises a plurality of equivalent MOS transistors arranged in parallel in a row, a reference unit combination and a comparator; among the plurality of MOS transistors, k MOS transistors are connected in parallel and connected with the The k reference units of the reference unit combination are connected in series, each of the remaining MOS transistors Pax in the plurality of MOS transistors is connected in series with a memory cell to be read, and the comparator is located between the two points Ax and B, through The voltage difference between the two points determines whether the memory cell is in the P state or the AP state. The invention adopts the low-voltage pulse to perform the read operation, which effectively reduces the read power consumption of the MRAM readout circuit.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of semiconductor chip memory, in particular to an MRAM readout circuit using low-voltage pulses. Background technique [0002] Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) is an emerging non-volatile storage technology. It has high-speed read and write speed and high integration, and can be rewritten infinitely. MRAM can be read and written as fast as SRAM / DRAM, and can permanently retain data after power failure like Flash memory. [0003] MRAM has very good economy and performance. Its silicon chip area occupied per unit capacity has great advantages over SRAM, and also has advantages over NOR Flash, which is often used in such chips, and has greater advantages than embedded NOR Flash. . The MRAM read and write delay is close to the best SRAM, and the power consumption is the best among various memory and storage technologies; and MRAM is compatible with standard CMOS semiconductor processes, while DRAM and Flash are not...

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Problems solved by technology

When measuring the resistance of a memory cell, direct current is unavoidable, and the power consumption of this readout circuit accounts for most of the MRAM read power consumption.

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