Two-Dimensional Simulation of Ferroelectric Memory Cells
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An approach to increase the capabilities of integrated circuit nonvolatile memory is to take advantage of the hysteresis in the polarization of ferroelectric materials. For a rigorous analysis of the resulting devices, a suitable model for the ferroelectric effects has been developed. We present this model and show the results of its implementation into a device simulator. Although this model was designed especially for analysis of ferroelectric materials, it is also applicable to magnetic hysteresis phenomena.
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