Non-volatile memory cells including small volume electrical contact regions

A non-volatile memory cell that includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrical contact region that electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode, the electrical contact region has a end portion and a continuous side portion, and together, the end portion and t...

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Hauptverfasser: JIN INSIK, TIAN WEI, VAITHYANATHAN VENUGOPALAN
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Zusammenfassung:A non-volatile memory cell that includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrical contact region that electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode, the electrical contact region has a end portion and a continuous side portion, and together, the end portion and the continuous side portion form an open cavity, wherein the memory cell has a high resistance state and a low resistance state that can be switched by applying a voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode.