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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeyuki Sone, Miyagi, JP;
Keitaro Endo, Miyagi, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeyuki Sone, Miyagi, JP;
Keitaro Endo, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory element having a storage layer containing an ion source layer between a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The memory element stores information by changing an electrical characteristic of the storage layer, wherein at least Zr is added to the ion source layer as a metal element together with an ion conducting material.