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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey Allan Shields, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Ross Jameson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Wei Ti Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Allan Shields, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Ross Jameson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Wei Ti Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A programmable memory element can include an insulating layer formed over a bottom structure; an opening formed in the insulating layer; a sidewall structure formed next to side surfaces of the opening; a tapered structure formed within the opening adjacent to the sidewall structure; and a solid electrolyte forming at least a portion of a structure selected from: the bottom structure, the sidewall structure, and the tapered structure.