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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Gilberto M. Ribeiro, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Janice H. Nickel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gilberto M. Ribeiro, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Janice H. Nickel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01); H01L 29/88 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/2463 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0007 (2013.01); G11C 13/0011 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); H01L 29/88 (2013.01); H01L 45/16 (2013.01); G11C 2213/33 (2013.01); G11C 2213/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a memory cell that includes a resistive memory element disposed between a first conductor and a second conductor, the first conductor and the second conductor configured to activate the resistive memory element. The memory cell also includes a backward diode disposed in series with the memory element between the memory element and either the first conductor or the second conductor.