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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Daniel R. Shepard, North Hampton, NH (US);
Inventor:
Daniel R. Shepard, North Hampton, NH (US);
Assignee:
Contour Semiconductor, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/04 (2006.01); H01L 29/792 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/792 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertically oriented memory element having a narrower area near its center away from its ends is formed. Current density and heating are higher away from the ends of the memory element, thus increasing its lifetime.