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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ovonyx, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Charles H. Dennison, Boise, ID (US);
Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ovonyx, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a phase change memory may be formed in which the thermal conductivity in the region outside the programmed volume of phase change material is reduced. This may reduce the power consumption of the resulting phase change memory. The reduction in power consumption may be achieved by forming distinct layers of phase change material that have little or no mixing between them outside the programmed volume. In one embodiment, a face centered cubic chalcogenide structure may be utilized.