Patent ID: 11929117
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A system, comprising:
a memory device comprising:
a bit line;
a plurality of memory cells coupled with the bit line, each one of the plurality of memory cells comprising N phase-change memory (PCM) elements, and N selectors, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each of the N selectors is coupled with a respective one of the N PCM elements;
N word lines, wherein each one of the N word lines is coupled with a respective one of the N selectors; and
a plurality of comparator circuits, wherein each one of the plurality of comparator circuit is coupled with two of the N word lines such that each one of the plurality of comparator circuit is configured to compare every two of N signals received from the N word lines and output a bit for each comparing result, and wherein each one of the plurality of memory cells stores a number of bits corresponding to a number of the comparing result; and
a memory controller coupled to the memory device and configured to control the plurality of memory cells through the bit line and the N word lines.