WO2006078505A3 - A non-volatile memory cell comprising a dielectric layer and a phase change material in series - Google Patents

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WO2006078505A3
WO2006078505A3 PCT/US2006/000774 US2006000774W WO2006078505A3 WO 2006078505 A3 WO2006078505 A3 WO 2006078505A3 US 2006000774 W US2006000774 W US 2006000774W WO 2006078505 A3 WO2006078505 A3 WO 2006078505A3
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The invention provides for a nonvolatile memory cell comprising a dielectric material (28) in series with a phase change material (30), such as a chalcogenide Phase change is achieved in chalcogenide memories by thermal means Concentrating thermal energy in a relatively small volume assists this phase change By applying high voltage across a dielectric layer, dielectric breakdown occurs, forming a low-resistance rupture region traversing the dielectric layer This rupture region can serve to concentrate thermal energy in a phase-change memory cell In a preferred embodiment, such a cell can be used in a monolithic three dimensional memory array.
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