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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ovonyx, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18246 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18246 ;
Abstract
A method of making an electrically operated memory element. The memory element having a contact in electrical communication with a memory material programmable to at least a first resistance state and a second resistance state. Preferably, the contact includes at least a first region having a first resistivity and a second region having a second resistivity greater than the first resistivity where the more resistive region is adjacent to the memory material.