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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2017
Applicant:

Commissariat a L'energie Atomique ET Aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;

Inventors:

Laurent Grenouillet, Claix, FR;

Marios Barlas, St Martin D'Heres, FR;

Philippe Blaise, Grenoble, FR;

Benoît Sklenard, Grenoble, FR;

Elisa Vianello, Grenoble, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/165 (2013.01); H01L 27/2463 (2013.01); H01L 27/2472 (2013.01); H01L 45/08 (2013.01); H01L 45/085 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/1246 (2013.01); H01L 45/1253 (2013.01); H01L 45/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A resistive non-volatile memory cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode and an oxide layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the memory cell being capable of reversibly switching between: —a high resistance state obtained by applying a first bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; and—a low resistance state obtained by applying a second bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; the oxide layer including a switching zone forming a conduction path prioritised for the current passing through the memory cell when the memory cell is in the low resistance state. The oxide layer includes a first zone doped with aluminium or silicon, the aluminium or silicon being present in the first zone with an atomic concentration that is selected so as to locate the switching zone outside the first zone.


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