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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:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kurt R. Kimmel, Jericho, VT (US);
J. Alex Chediak, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Wilbur D. Pricer, Charlotte, VT (US);
Richard Q. Williams, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ;
Abstract
A method and structure for a programmable circuit that includes a magnetic device having a reluctance which is alterable. The magnetic device can be programmed into one of three magnetic field orentations or states. Conventional VLSI fabrication steps are used for compatability with low-k dielectric Back-End-Of-Line (BEOL) processing.