Implementation of VMCO area switching cell to VBL architecture
US9735202B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D86/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving performance of a non-volatile memory that utilizes a Vacancy Modulated Conductive Oxide (VMCO) structure are described. The VMCO structure may include a layer of amorphous silicon (e.g., a Si barrier layer) and a layer titanium oxide (e.g., a TiO2 switching layer). In some cases, the VMCO structure or VMCO stack may use bulk switching or switching O-ion movements across an area of the VMCO structure, as opposed to switching locally in a constriction of vacancy formed filamentary path. A VMCO structure may be partially or fully embedded within a word line layer of a memory array.
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