Switching device having a non-linear element

US9543359B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CrossBar, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Wei Lu · Ann Arbor, US
• Sung Hyun Jo · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N70/884

Abstract

A switching device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a second electrode formed over the first electrode; a switching medium disposed between the first and second electrode; and a nonlinear element disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled in series to the first electrode and the switching medium. The nonlinear element is configured to change from a first resistance state to a second resistance state on application of a voltage greater than a threshold.