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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:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Applicants:
James D. Smith, Albany, OR (US);
Thomas E. Novet, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
James D. Smith, Albany, OR (US);
Thomas E. Novet, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tip, connected to a metal chip component, for forming readable changes in a memory storage system is disclosed. The tip includes a conductive layer, an amorphous silicon layer, and a silicide outer layer. The silicide outer layer contains a metal that has an anneal temperature to form the silicide outer layer at a temperature below that which damages the chip component.