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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Kuo-pin Chang, Yuanli Township, TW;
Yi-chou Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-chih Chien, Sijhih, TW;
Erh-kun Lai, Elmsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kuo-Pin Chang, Yuanli Township, TW;
Yi-Chou Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Chih Chien, Sijhih, TW;
Erh-Kun Lai, Elmsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Metal-oxide based memory devices and methods for operating and manufacturing such devices are described herein. A method for manufacturing a memory device as described herein comprises forming a metal-oxide memory element, and applying an activating energy to the metal-oxide memory element. In embodiments the activating energy can be applied by applying electrical and/or thermal energy to the metal-oxide material.