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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2007
Bruce G. Elmegreen, Golden Bridge, NY (US);
Subramanian S. Iyer, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Deok-kee Kim, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Lia Krusin-elbaum, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Dennis M. Newns, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Byeongju Park, Plainview, NY (US);
Bruce G. Elmegreen, Golden Bridge, NY (US);
Subramanian S. Iyer, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Deok-kee Kim, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Dennis M. Newns, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Byeongju Park, Plainview, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A programmable phase change material (PCM) structure includes a heater element formed at a transistor gate level of a semiconductor device, the heater element further including a pair of electrodes connected by a thin wire structure with respect to the electrodes, the heater element configured to receive programming current passed therethrough, a layer of phase change material disposed on top of a portion of the thin wire structure, and sensing circuitry configured to sense the resistance of the phase change material.