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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Injo Ok, Loudonville, NY (US);
Nicole Saulnier, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Muthumanickam Sankarapandian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Herbert Simon, Fishkill, NY (US);
Steven Michael McDermott, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Iqbal Rashid Saraf, Glenmont, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A phase change memory (PCM) cell includes an electrode, a heater electrically connected to the electrode, a PCM material electrically connected to the heater, a second electrode electrically connected to the PCM material, an electrical insulator surrounding the PCM material, and a shield positioned between the PCM material and the electrical insulator, the shield comprising a reactive-ion-etching-resistant material.