Patent ID: 9691464
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G11C

Claim:
1. A method for programming a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) coupled to a transistor, the transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain, the method comprising the steps of: boosting a voltage of a word line coupled to the gate of the transistor to substantially a first voltage, the first voltage being approximately a sum of a second voltage and a third voltage, the third voltage being greater than zero volts; setting a voltage of a bit line to substantially the second voltage, the bit line being coupled to an end of the MTJ, the other end of the MTJ being coupled to one of the source and drain of the transistor, the other one of the source and drain of the transistor being coupled to a source line; setting a voltage of the source line to approximately the third voltage; and programming the MTJ from a first resistance state to a second resistance state by driving a current through the MTJ from the bit line to the source line.