Patent ID: 9350356
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01L,H03K

Claim Text:
1. A reconfigurable circuit comprising: first, second, third and fourth circuit blocks arranged with a matrix; a first conductive line shared by the first and second circuit blocks; a second conductive line shared by the third and fourth circuit blocks; a third conductive line shared by the first and third circuit blocks, the third conductive line crossing the first and second conductive lines; a fourth conductive line shared by the second and fourth circuit blocks, the fourth conductive line crossing the first and second conductive lines; a first controller controlling voltages to be applied to the first and second conductive lines; and a second controller controlling voltages to be applied to the third and fourth conductive lines, wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth circuit blocks comprises: a fifth conductive line; a sixth conductive line crossing the fifth conductive line; a resistance change element including first and second terminals, the first terminal being connected to the fifth conductive line, the second terminal being connected to the sixth conductive line; a first selecting element including first and second terminals as a current path, the first terminal being connected to the fifth conductive line; and a second selecting element including first and second terminals as a current path, the first terminal being connected to the sixth conductive line, wherein the second terminal of the first selecting element in the first circuit block is connected to the first conductive line, and the second terminal of the second selecting element in the first circuit block is connected to the third conductive line, wherein the second terminal of the first selecting element in the second circuit block is connected to the first conductive line, and the second terminal of the second selecting element in the second circuit block is connected to the fourth conductive line, wherein the second terminal of the first selecting element in the third circuit block is connected to the second conductive line, and the second terminal of the second selecting element in the third circuit block is connected to the third conductive line, wherein the second terminal of the first selecting element in the fourth circuit block is connected to the second conductive line, and the second terminal of the second selecting element in the fourth circuit block is connected to the fourth conductive line, wherein one of the first and second selecting elements is a nonlinear resistance element, and the other of the first and second selecting elements is a nonlinear resistance element or a transistor.