Patent ID: 9270278
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G11C,H03K

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a programmable device array, the programmable device array including: a non-volatile memory portion for locally storing configuration data in a plurality of memory elements that use a spin transfer torque (STT) effect, wherein at least one of the plurality of memory elements includes unipolar-read and bipolar-write characteristics, wherein the non-volatile memory portion comprises a central array of STT random access memory (STTRAM) elements; a plurality of logic cells, wherein the central array of STTRAM elements provides centralized storage of the configuration data for the plurality of logic cells; routing channels that couple each logic cell of the plurality of logic cells with corresponding memory elements storing the configuration data; and a circuit that controls routing of relevant locally stored configuration data to the plurality of logic cells.