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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:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Koichi Motoyama, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Hsueh-Chung Chen, Cohoes, NY (US);

Chanro Park, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Kenneth Chun Kuen Cheng, Shatin, HK;

Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 63/00 (2023.01); H10B 61/00 (2023.01); H10N 50/01 (2023.01); H10N 50/10 (2023.01); H10N 50/80 (2023.01); H10N 70/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 63/80 (2023.02); H10B 61/00 (2023.02); H10N 50/01 (2023.02); H10N 50/10 (2023.02); H10N 50/80 (2023.02); H10N 70/021 (2023.02); H10N 70/8833 (2023.02);
Abstract

Disclosed is a memory device. The memory device comprises a cross-bar array of memory cells. The cross-bar array of memory cells comprises a plurality of bottom level lines arranged in a first direction. The cross-bar array of memory cells further comprises a plurality of vias arranged on top of each of the plurality of bottom level lines. The cross-bar array of memory cells further comprises a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell is arranged on top of one of the plurality of vias. The cross-bar array of memory cells further comprises a plurality of top level lines arranged in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each top level line is arranged on top of and electrically connected to two or more memory cells.


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