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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Antonio R. Gallo, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Antonio R. Gallo, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/08 (2006.01); G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory element can include a memory layer formed between two electrodes; at least one element within the memory layer that is oxidizable in the presence of an electric field applied across the electrodes; and an inhibitor material incorporated into at least a portion of the memory layer that decreases an oxidation rate of the at least one element within the memory layer with respect to the memory layer alone. Methods of forming such a memory element are also disclosed.