Patent ID: 7737428

Claim:
A conductive bridging memory component comprising: memory cells based on an active solid electrolyte material, which can be changed in terms of its resistance value; wherein the active solid electrolyte material is embedded between bottom and top electrodes; wherein the solid electrolyte material is switchable between an off-state with a high resistance and an on-state with a low resistance by comparison therewith upon application of a suitable electrical field between the bottom and top electrodes, said on-state being characterized by formation of a low resistance channel in the high resistance solid electrolyte material; and wherein a resistance material is embedded in addition to the electrolyte material between the bottom and top electrodes in a direct physical contact with both of said bottom and top electrodes so that the electrolyte material completely penetrates through said resistance material, and wherein the resistance value of the resistance material is electrically connected in parallel with the solid electrolyte material between the bottom and top electrodes, the resistance value of the resistance material lying between the resistance values of the active solid electrolyte material in the on-state and in the off-state.