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Tube-shaped reconfigurable phase change device having multiple sets of contacts

US10083747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT · US

Inventors

Nadim H. Kan'an · Mansfield Center, US
Ali Gokirmak · Mansfield Center, US
Helena Silva · Seekonk, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2015
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2213/53
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reconfigurable phase change device with methods for operating and forming the same are disclosed. An example device can comprise a reconfigurable layer comprising a phase change material, and a set of contacts connected with the reconfigurable layer. The set of contacts can comprise at least a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact. The device can comprise at least one control element electrically coupled with one or more of the set of contacts. The at least one control element can be configured to supply a first control signal to one or more of the set of contacts. The first control signal can be configured to modify a first portion of the reconfigurable layer thereby isolating the first contact from the second contact and the third contact.

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