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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Applicants:
April D. Schricker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brad Herner, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark H. Clark, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
April D. Schricker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brad Herner, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark H. Clark, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk 3D, LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In some aspects, a memory cell is provided that includes (1) a steering element above a substrate; and (2) a reversible resistance-switching element coupled to the steering element, wherein the reversible resistance-switching element is selectively formed by: (a) forming a material layer on the substrate; (b) etching the material layer; and (c) oxidizing the etched material layer to form a reversible resistance-switching material. Numerous other aspects are provided.