Patent ID: 8853661

Claim:
A resistive random access memory (ReRAM) cell comprising: a resistive switching layer operable to change between a low resistive state and a high resistive state; an embedded resistor connected in series with the resistive switching layer, wherein the embedded resistor is operable to limit a current passing through the resistive switching layer, wherein the embedded resistor comprises a metal aluminum nitride, wherein the metal aluminum nitride comprises one or more metals other than aluminum, wherein the one or more metals comprise one or more of zirconium, vanadium, niobium, chromium, hafnium, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, or molybdenum; wherein the embedded resistor is operable to maintain a constant resistance while the resistive switching layer changes between the low resistive state and the high resistive state; and an electrode disposed between the embedded resistor and the resistive switching layer.