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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Applicants:
Howard M. Branz, Boulder, CO (US);
Qi Wang, Littleton, CO (US);
Inventors:
Howard M. Branz, Boulder, CO (US);
Qi Wang, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device () comprises a semiconductor diode () and a switchable element () positioned in stacked adjacent relationship so that the semiconductor diode () and the switchable element () are electrically connected in series with one another. The switchable element () is switchable from a low-conductance state to a high-conductance state in response to the application of a forming voltage to the switchable element ().