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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Fen Chen, Williston, VT (US);
Armin Fischer, Munich, DE;
Fen Chen, Williston, VT (US);
Armin Fischer, Munich, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Infineon Technologies North America Corporation, Milipitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A metal ion transistor and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the metal ion transistor includes a cell positioned in at least one isolation layer, the cell including a metal ion doped low dielectric constant (low-k) dielectric material sealed from each adjacent isolation layer; a first electrode contacting the cell on a first side; a second electrode contacting the cell on a second side; and a third electrode contacting the cell on a third side, wherein each electrode is isolated from each other electrode.