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20110194339 | MICROELECTRONIC PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMING AND PROGRAMMING THE SAME - A microelectronic programmable structure and methods of forming and programming the structure are disclosed. The programmable structure generally includes an ion conductor and a plurality of electrodes. Electrical properties of the structure may be altered by applying a bias across the electrodes, and thus information may be stored using the structure. | 08-11-2011 |
20110315947 | PROGRAMMABLE METALLIZATION CELL STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED DIODE, DEVICE INCLUDING THE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A microelectronic programmable structure suitable for storing information and array including the structure and methods of forming and programming the structure are disclosed. The programmable structure generally includes an ion conductor and a plurality of electrodes. Electrical properties of the structure may be altered by applying energy to the structure, and thus information may be stored using the structure. | 12-29-2011 |
20120014165 | OPTIMIZED SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR PROGRAMMABLE METALLIZATION CELL DEVICES AND STRUCTURES - A microelectronic programmable structure suitable for storing information and array including the structure and methods of forming and programming the structure are disclosed. The programmable structure generally includes an ion conductor and a plurality of electrodes. Electrical properties of the structure may be altered by applying energy to the structure, and thus information may be stored using the structure. | 01-19-2012 |
20130228821 | Dendritic Metal Structures, Methods for Making Dendritic Metal Structures, and Devices Including Them - The present invention relates generally to dendritic metal structures and devices including them. The present invention also relates particularly to methods for making dendritic metal structures without the use of solid electrolyte materials. In one aspect, a method for constructing a dendritic metal structure includes providing a substrate having a surface and a cathode disposed on the surface; providing an anode comprising a metal; and disposing a liquid on the surface of the substrate, such that the liquid is in electrical contact with the anode and the cathode; and then applying a bias voltage across the cathode and the anode sufficient to grow the dendritic metal structure extending from the cathode. The methods described herein can be used to grow dedritic metal electrodes, which can be useful in devices such as LEDs, touchscreens, solar cells and photodetectors. | 09-05-2013 |
20140254238 | SENSING DATA IN RESISTIVE SWITCHING MEMORY DEVICES - Structures and methods of operating a resistive switching memory device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a resistive switching memory device can include: (i) a plurality of resistive memory cells, where each of the resistive switching memory cells is configured to be programmed to a low resistance state by application of a first voltage in a forward bias direction, and to be erased to a high resistance state by application of a second voltage in a reverse bias direction; and (ii) a sensing circuit coupled to at least one of the plurality of resistive memory cells, where the sensing circuit is configured to read a data state of the at least one resistive memory cell by application of a third voltage in the forward bias direction or the bias reverse direction. | 09-11-2014 |