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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Wei-chih Chien, Sijhih, TW;
Yan-ru Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-chou Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory cell is arranged to enhance the electrical field of the memory element. The memory cell has a metal-oxide memory element, a nonconductive element, and a conductive element. The metal-oxide memory element is in a current path between a first electrode at a first voltage and a second electrode at a second voltage. The nonconductive element is adjacent to the metal-oxide memory element.