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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Hendrik F. Hamann, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Martin Patrick O'boyle, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe, San Jose, CA (US);
Hendrik F. Hamann, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Martin Patrick O'Boyle, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A memory cell includes a storage medium having a programmable thermal impedance, and a heater in thermal communication with the storage medium for programming the thermal impedance. In another aspect, a memory cell includes a storage medium having a programmable electrical impedance, and a heater in thermal communication with the storage medium for programming the electrical impedance. In a third aspect, a memory device includes a plurality of the memory cells in accordance with the first and/or second aspect of the present invention.