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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsin Chu, TW;
Qimonda Ag, Munich, DE;
Thomas Happ, Dresden, DE;
Hsiang-Lan Lung, Elmsford, NY (US);
Bipin Rajendran, White Plains, NY (US);
Min Yang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Macronix International Co., Ltd, Hsin Chu, TW;
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a substrate including isolation regions, a first conductive line formed in the substrate between isolation regions, and a vertical diode formed in the substrate. The integrated circuit includes a contact coupled to the vertical diode and a memory element coupled to the contact. The first conductive line provides a portion of the vertical diode.