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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tyler Lowrey, West Augusta, VA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tyler Lowrey, West Augusta, VA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A phase change material may be processed to reduce its microcrystalline grain size and may also be processed to increase the crystallization or set programming speed of the material. For example, material doped with nitrogen to reduce grain size may be doped with titanium to reduce crystallization time.