Patent ID: 9613694
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G11C

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a controller of a memory device, an instruction to program a two-terminal memory cell comprising an interface layer situated between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the instruction to program relates to setting the two-terminal memory cell to a conductive state; determining, by the controller, a first set of electrical characteristics to be applied during a first period of a program pulse that, when applied to the two-terminal memory cell, sets the two-terminal memory cell to the conductive state, wherein the first set of electrical characteristics facilitate ionization of an active metal included in the two-terminal memory cell; and determining, by the controller, a second set of electrical characteristics that differ from the first set of electrical characteristics and are associated with a second period of the program pulse, wherein the second set of electrical characteristics facilitate driving active metal ions into the interface layer.