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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Davide Colombo, Milan, IT;
Davide Erbetta, Trezzo sull'Adda, IT;
Assignee:
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/5678 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B44C 1/22 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 13/0097 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0078 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24942 (2015.01);
Abstract
Devices include multiple phase change materials connected in parallel between electrodes. Memory cells with multiple parallel phase change materials can be programmed to transition among more than two states representing multiple bits of information. Methods for manufacture and use are also disclosed.