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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei Ting Hsieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuo-Ching Huang, Hsinchu City, TW;
Yu-Wei Ting, Taipei City, TW;
Chien Hung Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuo-Pin Chang, Zhubei city, TW;
Hung-Ju Li, Hsinchu City, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An embodiment phase change material switch may include a first phase change material element, a second phase change material element, a first conductor electrically connected to a first end of each of the first phase change material element and the second phase change material element such that the first conductor is configured as a first terminal of an electrical circuit having a parallel configuration, a second conductor electrically connected to a second end of each of the first phase change material element and the second phase change material element such that the second conductor is configured as a second terminal of the electrical circuit having the parallel configuration, and a heating device coupled to the first phase change material element and to the second phase change material element and configured to supply a heat pulse to the first phase change material element and to the second phase change material element.