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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:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Fricke, Corvallis, OR (US);
Andrew VanBrocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Warren B. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/710 ;
Abstract
A memory cell includes a heating component that is connected to a voltage-breakdown component. The heating component is configured to accelerate the break-down of a voltage-breakdown component. Memory structures and methods for making them are also disclosed.