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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Lia Krusin-elbaum, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Dennis M. Newns, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Matthew R. Wordeman, Kola, HI (US);
Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Dennis M. Newns, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Matthew R. Wordeman, Kola, HI (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-terminal switching device for use in integrated circuit devices, including a phase change material (PCM) disposed in contact between a first terminal and a second terminal; a heating device disposed in direct electrical contact between said second terminal and a third terminal, said heating device positioned proximate said PCM, and configured to switch the conductivity of a transformable portion of said PCM between a lower resistance crystalline state and a higher resistance amorphous state; and an insulating layer configured to electrically isolate said heater from said PCM material, and said heater from said first terminal.