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Phase change memory with threshold switch select device

US8637342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 2005
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N70/8413
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ovonic threshold switch may be formed of a continuous chalcogenide layer. That layer spans multiple cells, forming a phase change memory. In other words, the ovonic threshold switch may be formed of a chalcogenide layer which extends, uninterrupted, over numerous cells of a phase change memory.

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