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Patent US8203864 - Memory cell and methods of forming a memory cell comprising a carbon ... - Google Patents
A method of programming a carbon nanotube memory cell is provided, wherein the memory cell comprises a first conductor, a steering element, a carbon nanotube fabric, and a second conductor, wherein the steering element and the carbon nanotube fabric are arranged electrically in series between the first...http://www.google.com/patents/US8203864?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8203864 - Memory cell and methods of forming a memory cell comprising a carbon nanotube fabric element and a steering element
Publication number US8203864 B2
Application number US 13/083,746
Also published as US7667999, US7924602, US20080239790, US20100142255, US20110210305
Publication number 083746, 13083746, US 8203864 B2, US 8203864B2, US-B2-8203864, US8203864 B2, US8203864B2
Inventors S. Brad Herner, Roy E. Scheuerlein
Patent Citations (43), Non-Patent Citations (29), Classifications (18), Legal Events (4)
Memory cell and methods of forming a memory cell comprising a carbon nanotube fabric element and a steering element
US 8203864 B2
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18 Oct. 28, 2010 Reply to Office Action of U.S. Appl. No. 12/693,782 mailed Jul. 27, 2010.
19 Office Action of related Chinese Patent Application No. 200880016582.5 issued Sep. 27, 2010.
20 Office Action of related European Patent Application No. 08742323.2 issued May 11, 2011.
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U.S. Classification 365/148, 365/177, 365/175, 977/742
Cooperative Classification G11C13/025, B82Y10/00, G11C2213/71, H01L27/285, H01L51/0048, G11C2213/79, G11C2213/72, H01L27/24, H01L51/0595, Y10S977/742
European Classification B82Y10/00, G11C13/02N, H01L27/24