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Patent US8173486 - Memory cell that employs a selectively grown reversible resistance-switching ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn some aspects, a method of forming a memory cell is provided that includes (1) forming a steering element above a substrate; and (2) selectively forming a reversible resistance-switching element coupled to the steering element by: (a) forming a material layer on the substrate; (b) etching the material...http://www.google.com/patents/US8173486?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8173486 - Memory cell that employs a selectively grown reversible resistance-switching element and methods of forming the sameAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8173486 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/915,290Publication dateMay 8, 2012Filing dateOct 29, 2010Priority dateJun 29, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7824956, US8507315, US8809114, US20090001342, US20110042639, US20120217462, US20130320287Publication number12915290, 915290, US 8173486 B2, US 8173486B2, US-B2-8173486, US8173486 B2, US8173486B2InventorsApril D. Schricker, S. Brad Herner, Mark H. ClarkOriginal AssigneeSandisk 3D LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (139), Non-Patent Citations (68), Classifications (27), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMemory cell that employs a selectively grown reversible resistance-switching element and methods of forming the same
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