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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Julien Borghetti, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew D. Pickett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Julien Borghetti, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew D. Pickett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/08 (2013.01); H01L 45/16 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voltage-controlled switch comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a switching junction situated between the first electrode and the second electrode, a conducting channel extending from adjacent to the origin through the switching junction and having a channel end situated near the second electrode, and a layer of dopants situated adjacent to an interface between the switching junction and the second electrode, wherein the dopants are capable of being activated to form switching centers.