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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. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Tyler Lowrey, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Patrick Klersy, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tyler Lowrey, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Patrick Klersy, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ovonyx, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A programmable resistance memory element having a conductive layer as an electrode. The conductive layer and memory material may have a small area of contact. In one embodiment, the conductive layer may be cup-shaped. In one embodiment, the memory element may include a chalcogenide material.