Patent ID: 7211854
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01H,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A non-volatile transistor device, comprising: a source region and a drain region of a first semiconductor type of material and each in electrical communication with a respective terminal; a channel region of a second semiconductor type of material disposed between the source and drain region; a gate structure disposed over an insulator over the channel region and having a corresponding terminal; a nanotube switching element, responsive to a first control terminal and a second control terminal, electrically positioned in series between the gate structure and the terminal corresponding to the gate structure, the nanotube switching element being electromechanically operable to one of an open and closed state to thereby open or close an electrical communication path between the gate structure and its corresponding terminal; wherein, when the nanotube switching element is in the closed state, the channel conductivity and operation of the device is responsive to electrical stimulus at the terminals corresponding to the source and drain regions and the gate structure.