One-time programmable, non-volatile field effect devices and methods of making same
US7161218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One-time programmable, non-volatile field effect devices and methods of making same. Under one embodiment, a one-time-programmable, non-volatile field effect device includes a source, drain and gate with a field-modulatable channel between the source and drain. Each of the source, drain, and gate has a corresponding terminal. An electromechanically-deflectable, nanotube switching element is electrically coupled to one of the source, drain and gate and has an electromechanically-deflectable nanotube element that is positioned to be deflectable in response to electrical stimulation to form a non-volatile closed electrical state between the one of the source, drain and gate and its corresponding terminal.
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