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|United States Patent||7,067,862|
|Rinerson , et al.||June 27, 2006|
A multi-resistive state element that uses barrier electrodes is provided. If certain materials are used as electrodes, the electrodes can be used for multiple purposes. Oxides and nitrides are especially well suited for acting as a barrier layer, and possibly even an adhesion layer and a sacrificial layer.
|Inventors:||Rinerson; Darrell (Cupertino, CA), Longcor; Steven W. (Mountain View, CA), Hsia; Steve Kuo-Ren (San Jose, CA), Kinney; Wayne (Emmett, ID), Ward; Edmond R. (Monte Sereno, CA), Chevallier; Christophe J. (Palo Alto, CA)|
Unity Semiconductor Corporation
|Filed:||October 8, 2003|
|Application Number||Filing Date||Patent Number||Issue Date|
|Current U.S. Class:||257/295 ; 257/421; 257/E27.004; 257/E27.006|
|Current International Class:||H01L 31/062 (20060101)|
|Field of Search:||257/295,421,E27.006,E27.104|
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