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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:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Andrews, Jr, Alexandria, VA (US);
San-Chin Fang, New Providence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338308 ; 357 51 ; 357-6 ;
Abstract
In an electronic circuit that normally includes a high-value resistor, the resistive function may be usefully provided by a thin dielectric layer. Electric current is transported through the layer by quantum tunneling. In one embodiment, a resistor useful for VLSI applications is provided, requiring only a single contact window.