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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Applicant:
Russell C. Zahorik, Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Russell C. Zahorik, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Round Rock Research, LLC, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device with a memory array is disclosed. In one embodiment, the memory array includes a plurality of memory cells, each including an electrode and a phase change material. The electrode may be disposed on a substrate, the electrode having a sublithographic lateral dimension parallel to the substrate. The phase change material may be coupled to the electrode and include a lateral dimension parallel to the substrate and greater than the sublithographic lateral dimension of the electrode.