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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company, Dover, DE (US);
Inventors:
Frederick T. Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Jinn Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
GULA CONSULTING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 27/24 (2013.01); H01L 27/2409 (2013.01); H01L 27/2436 (2013.01); H01L 45/122 (2013.01); H01L 45/124 (2013.01); H01L 45/128 (2013.01); H01L 45/1226 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/1246 (2013.01); H01L 45/1253 (2013.01); H01L 45/14 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01); H01L 45/1608 (2013.01); H01L 45/1691 (2013.01);
Abstract
A phase-change memory element is provided. The phase-change memory element may include an electrode; a phase-change material that contacts the electrode; a first conductor that contacts the phase-change material; and a second conductor that contacts the phase-change material. The second conductor may be electrically connected to the first conductor only through the phase-change material, and each of the first and second conductors may be electrically connected to the electrode only through the phase-change material.