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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Jun Liu, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/24 (2006.01); H01L 27/10 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/2463 (2013.01); H01L 27/101 (2013.01); H01L 27/249 (2013.01); H01L 45/141 (2013.01); H01L 45/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments include a memory device having first structures arranged in a first direction and second structures arranged in a second direction. At least one structure among the first and second structures includes a semiconductor material. The second structures contact the first structures at contact locations. A region at each of the contact locations is configured as memory element to store information based on a resistance of the region. The structures can include nanowires. Other embodiments are described.