摘要:
An active matrix liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of Ovonic threshold switches each serially coupled between the corresponding row or column conductor and the liquid crystal display element. The Ovonic threshold switches act as display element selection devices and current isolation devices. The Ovonic switches have an off-state resistance of at least 1.times.10.sup.10 ohms.
摘要:
An acute matrix liquid crystal display panel including 1) a plurality of liquid crystal display elements distributed in a matrix of rows and columns; 2) means for supplying video signals and display element selection signals, including row and column conductors; and 3) a plurality of paired Ovonic threshold switches and resistive elements each serially coupled between the corresponding row or column conductor and the liquid crystal display element, the Ovonic threshold switches acting as display element selection devices and current isolation devices in which the Ovonic threshold switches having an off state resistance of at least 1.times.10.sup.9 ohms.
摘要:
A method of making an electrically programmable memory element, comprising: providing a first dielectric layer; forming a conductive material over the first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer over the conductive material; and forming a programmable resistance material in electrical contact with a peripheral surface of the conductive material.
摘要:
A memory element comprising a volume of phase change memory material; and first and second contact for supplying an electrical signal to the memory material, wherein the first contact comprises a conductive sidewall spacer. Alternately, the first contact may comprise a contact layer having an edge adjacent to the memory material.
摘要:
A solid state, directly overwritable, electronic, non-volatile, high density, low cost, low energy, high speed, readily manufacturable, multibit single cell memory or control array based upon the novel switching characteristics provided by said unique class of semiconductor materials characterized by a large dynamic range of reversible Fermi level positions. The memory or control elements from which the array is fabricated exhibit orders of magnitude higher switching speeds at remarkably reduced energy levels. The novel memory elements of the instant invention are in turn characterized, inter alia, by numerous stable and non-volatile detectable configurations of local atomic and/or electrode order, which configurations can be selectively and repeatably accessed by electric input signals of yawing energy level. The memory elements are further characterized by enhanced stability, which stability is achieved through the use of compositional modulation of the semiconductor material from which the memory elements are fabricated.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a solid state, directly overwritable, non-volatile, high density, low cost, low energy, high speed, readily manufacturable, single cell memory element having reduced switching current requirements and increased write/erase cycle life. The structurally modified memory element includes an electrical contact formed of amorphous silicon, either alone or in combination with a layer of amorphous carbon layer. The memory element exhibits orders of magnitude higher switching speeds at remarkably reduced switching energy levels. The novel memory elements of the instant invention are further characterized, inter alia, by at least two stable and non-volatile detectable configurations of local atomic and/or electronic order, which configurations can be selectively and repeatably accessed by electrical input signals of designated energies. The reduced switching current requirements and an increased write/erase cycle life are achieved by structurally modifying the electrical contact with the aforementioned layer of amorphous silicon.
摘要:
A method for the low temperature fabrication of doped polycrystalline semiconductor alloy material. The method includes the steps of exposing a body of semiconductor alloy material to a reaction gas containing at least a source of the dopant element, and establishing an electrical potential sufficient to sputter etch the surface of said layer, while decomposing the reaction gas. This allows for the deposition of a layer of doped amorphous semiconductor alloy material upon the body of semiconductor alloy material. Thereafter, the doped layer of amorphous semiconductor alloy material is exposed to an annealing environment sufficient to at least partially crystallize said amorphous material, and activate the dopant element.
摘要:
An electrically erasable phase change memory utilizing a stoichiometrically and volumetrically balanced phase change material in which both the switching times and the switching energies required for the transitions between the amorphous and the crystalline states are substantially reduced below those attainable with prior art electrically erasable phase change memories. One embodiment of the invention comprises an integrated circuit implementation of the memory in a high bit density configuration in which manufacturing costs are correspondingly reduced and performance parameters are further improved.
摘要:
A semiconductor body includes ordered clusters of less then 100 angstroms in size and preferably, no more than 12 to 30 angstroms in size. The material is characterized by a decoupling of physical properties of the material from the morphology of the material.
摘要:
An electrically operated, directly overwritable memory element comprising a volume of memory material having at least two electrical resistance values. The volume of memory material can be set to one of the resistance values in response to a selected electrical input signal without the need to be set to a specific starting or erased resistance value. The memory element includes resistive layers for controlling the distribution of electrical energy within the memory material, heating layers for transferring heat energy into the memory material, and thermal insulation layers for reducing the loss of heat energy from the memory material.