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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2005
Martijn Henri Richard Lankhorst, Eindhoven, NL;
Erwin Rinaldo Meinders, Veldhoven, NL;
Robertus Adrianus Maria Wolters, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Petrus Widdershoven, Eindhoven, NL;
Martijn Henri Richard Lankhorst, Eindhoven, NL;
Erwin Rinaldo Meinders, Veldhoven, NL;
Robertus Adrianus Maria Wolters, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Petrus Widdershoven, Eindhoven, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The electric device according to the invention has a resistor comprising a layer of a phase change material which is changeable between a first phase with a first electrical resistivity and a second phase with a second electrical resistivity different from the first electrical resistivity. The phase change material is a fast growth material. The electric device further comprises a switching signal generator for switching the resistor between at least three different electrical resistance values by changing a corresponding portion of the layer of the phase change material from the first phase to the second phase.