Integrated circuit device and fabrication using metal-doped chalcogenide materials

J Li, A McTeer - US Patent 6,800,504, 2004 - Google Patents
Methods of forming metal-doped chalcogenide layers and devices containing such doped
chalcogenide layers include using a plasma to induce diffusion of metal into a chalco genide …

Nanotechnology neural network methods and systems

A Nugent - US Patent 7,426,501, 2008 - Google Patents
300 & nections of said connection network. Additionally, a gate can be located adjacent said
connection gap and which comes into contact with said connection network. The gate can …

Physical neural network liquid state machine utilizing nanotechnology

A Nugent - US Patent 7,392,230, 2008 - Google Patents
A physical neural network is disclosed, which comprises a liquid state machine. The
physical neural network is configured from molecular connections located within a dielectric …

PCRAM memory cell and method of making same

ST Harshfield, DQ Wright - US Patent 7,102,150, 2006 - Google Patents
An inverted PCRAM cell is formed by plating the bottom electrode, made of copper for
example, with a conductive material. Such as silver. Chalcogenide material is disposed over …

Complementary bit PCRAM sense amplifier and method of operation

G Hush, J Baker - US Patent 6,791,859, 2004 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus is disclosed for Sensing the resis tance State of a
Programmable Conductor Random Access Memory (PCRAM) element using …

PCRAM cell manufacturing

JT Moore, TL Gilton - US Patent 6,348,365, 2002 - Google Patents
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method for forming a
programmable cell by forming an opening in a dielectric material to expose a portion of an …

Programmable conductor memory cell structure

TL Gilton - US Patent 6,864,500, 2005 - Google Patents
In programmable conductor memory cells, metal ions precipitate out of a glass electrolyte
element in response to an applied electric field in one direction only, causing a conductive …

Silver-selenide/chalcogenide glass stack for resistance variable memory

KA Campbell, JT Moore - US Patent 7,151,273, 2006 - Google Patents
The invention is related to methods and apparatus for providing a resistance variable
memory element with improved data retention and Switching characteristics. According to an …

Training of a physical neural network

A Nugent - US Patent 7,398,259, 2008 - Google Patents
Physical neural network systems and methods are disclosed. A physical neural network can
be con? gured utilizing molecular technology, wherein said physical neural network …

Front to back resistive random access memory cells

J Greene, FW Hawley, J McCollum - US Patent 8,415,650, 2013 - Google Patents
A resistive random access memory cell is formed on a semiconductor substrate. First and
second diffused regions are disposed in the semiconductor substrate. A polysilicon gate is …