On the dynamic resistance and reliability of phase change memory

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Rajendran, B. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Lee, M-H. [2 ]
Breitwisch, M. [1 ]
Burr, G. W. [4 ]
Shih, Y-H. [2 ]
Cheek, R. [1 ]
Schrott, A. [1 ]
Chen, C-F. [2 ]
Lamorey, M. [3 ]
Joseph, E. [1 ]
Zhu, Y. [1 ]
Dasaka, R. [1 ]
Flaitz, P. L. [5 ]
Baumann, F. H. [5 ]
Lung, H-L. [2 ]
Lam, C. [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM Corp, Thomas J Watson Res Ctr, IBM Macronix PCRAM Joint Project, 1101 Kitchawan Rd, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598 USA
[2] Macronix Int Co Ltd, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598 USA
[3] AIBM Essex Junct, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598 USA
[4] IBM Almaden Res Ctr, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598 USA
[5] IBM Hopewell Junct, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598 USA
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PCRAM; NV memory and chalcogenide;
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摘要
A novel characterization metric for phase change memory based an the measured cell resistance during RESET programming is introduced. We show that this 'dynamic resistance' (R-d) is inversely related to the programming current (1), as R-d = [A/I] + B. While the slope parameter A depends only on the intrinsic properties of the phase change material, the intercept B also depends on the effective physical dimensions of the memory element. We demonstrate that these two parameters provide characterization and insight into the degradation mechanisms of memory cells during operation.
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