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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Sandisk 3d Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoyu Yang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Feng Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Albert T. Meeks, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory cell is provided that includes a diode and a resistance-switching material layer coupled in series with the diode. The resistance-switching material layer: (a) includes a material from the family consisting of XvOw, wherein X represents an element from the family consisting of Hf and Zr, and wherein the subscripts v and w have non-zero values that form a stable compound, and (b) has a thickness between 20 and 65 angstroms. Other aspects are also provided.