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Phase change material and non-volatile memory device using the same

US7233054B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2005
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N70/8828

Abstract

The present invention provides a phase change memory cell comprising (GeASbBTeC)1-X(RaSbTeC)X solid solution, the solid solution being formed from a Ge—Sb—Te based alloy and a ternary metal alloy R—S—Te sharing same crystal structure as the Ge—Sb—Te based alloy. A nonvolatile phase change memory cell in accordance with the present invention provides many advantages such as high speed, high data retention, and multi-bit operation.

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