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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Qiangfei Xia, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jianhua Yang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shih-yuan Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Qiangfei Xia, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jianhua Yang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shih-Yuan Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nanoscale switching device comprises at least two electrodes, each of a nanoscale width; and an active region disposed between and in electrical contact with the electrodes, the active region containing a switching material capable of carrying a species of dopants and transporting the dopants under an electrical field, wherein at least one of the electrodes comprises an amorphous conductive material.