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Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kuei Chang Tsai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Jeffrey Allan Shields, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Pascal Verrier, Saint Maur des Fosses, FR;

Assignee:

Adesto Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/20 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/1683 (2013.01); H01L 45/085 (2013.01); H01L 45/124 (2013.01); H01L 45/1266 (2013.01); H01L 45/141 (2013.01); H01L 45/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method can include forming a bottom structure with a top surface and a side surface that form at least one edge; forming an opening with sloped sides through at least one insulating layer to expose at least a portion of the top surface of the bottom structure; forming a programmable layer over the at least one edge, in contact with the sloped sides of the opening and the top surface of the bottom structure; and forming a top layer over the programmable layer and opening; wherein the programmable layer is programmable between at least two different impedance states.


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