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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, Osaka, JP;
Shigeo Furuta, Tsukuba, JP;
Yuichiro Masuda, Takatsuki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Inagi, JP;
Masatoshi Ono, Tsukuba, JP;
Yutaka Hayashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Taro Itaya, Ushiku, JP;
Yasuhisa Naitoh, Tsukuba, JP;
Tetsuo Shimizu, Tsukuba, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A storage element includes a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a gap and a dielectric layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode to fill the gap. A separation distance of the gap changes in response to application of a voltage to a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, such that a switching phenomenon is produced which switches a resistance state between the first electrode and the second electrode between a high resistance state in which it is difficult for tunnel current to flow and a low resistance state in which it is easy for tunnel current to flow.