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Patent US8208282 - Vertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA memory cell is provided that includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a steering element that is capable of providing substantially unidirectional current flow, and a state change element coupled in series with the steering element. The state change element is capable of retaining a programmed...http://www.google.com/patents/US8208282?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8208282 - Vertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabricationAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8208282 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/899,634Publication dateJun 26, 2012Filing dateOct 7, 2010Priority dateNov 16, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6483736, US6780711, US7157314, US7160761, US7190602, US7265000, US7283403, US7319053, US7816189, US7978492, US8503215, US8897056, US9214243, US20020018355, US20020027793, US20030016553, US20030026121, US20030206429, US20050063220, US20050105371, US20060134837, US20060141679, US20080119027, US20100171152, US20110019467, US20120250396, US20130314970, US20140239248Publication number12899634, 899634, US 8208282 B2, US 8208282B2, US-B2-8208282, US8208282 B2, US8208282B2InventorsMark G. Johnson, Thomas H. Lee, Vivek Subramanian, Paul Michael Farmwald, James M. CleevesOriginal AssigneeSandisk 3D LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (248), Non-Patent Citations (80), Referenced by (10), Classifications (30), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabrication
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