Patent ID: 7132675

Claim:
A memory cell, comprising: a first insulating layer having a top surface and a cell body via; a memory cell body comprising a glass electrolyte with conductive ions disposed therein, the memory cell body being formed entirely within the cell body via and defining a sidewall where the memory cell body and the first insulating layer make contact, the glass electrolyte being capable of selectively precipitating and solubilizing the conductive ions based on an electrical state of the glass electrolyte; a first electrode in contact with the memory cell body; a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer extending partially over the top surface of the memory cell body and defining an electrode via to the memory cell body; and a second electrode in contact with a top surface of the memory cell body and formed in the electrode via; wherein the second electrode contacts the top surface of the memory cell body without making contact with the sidewall of the memory cell body.