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A display element includes a variable optical element that changes appearance in response to changes in current, and a programmable resistance in series with the variable optical element. The resistance of the programmable resistance decreases in response to a first current in a first direction. The resistance of the programmable resistance increases in response to a second current in a second direction.
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A memory device includes an array of magnetic storage cells. Each magnetic storage cell in the array includes a set of conductors used to write data to a storage cell and a second set of conductors used to heat the magnetic storage cell and read data from the magnetic storage cell. The magnetic storage cells can be used in electronic systems such as a computer system or consumer electronic system.
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A memory cell includes a conductor clad with ferromagnetic material; first and second spacer layers on opposite sides of the clad conductor; a first data layer on the first spacer layer; and a second data layer on the second spacer layer.
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A robust recording head with a spin tunneling sensing element separated from an interface between the recording head and a recording media so as not to be affected by collisions and other ill effects at the interface between the recording head and the recording media. The spin tunneling sensing element includes a pair of magnetic elements wherein one of the magnetic elements functions as a flux guide that conducts magnetic flux emanating from the recording media away from the interface to an active area of the spin tunneling sensing element.
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A spin dependent tunneling (“SDT”) junction of a memory cell for a Magnetic Random Access Memory (“MRAM”) device includes a pinned ferromagnetic layer, followed by an insulating tunnel barrier and a sense ferromagnetic layer. During fabrication of the MRAM device, after formation of the pinned layer but before formation of the insulating tunnel barrier, an exposed surface of the pinned layer is flattened. The exposed surface of the pinned layer may be flattened by an ion etching process.
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A memory cell includes a conductor clad with ferromagnetic material; first and second spacer layers on opposite sides of the clad conductor; a first data layer on the first spacer layer; and a second data layer on the second spacer layer.
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A random access memory (memory) includes one or more planes of memory arrays stacked on top of each other. Each plane may be manufactured separately, and each array within the plane may be enabled/disabled separately. In this manner, each memory array within the plane can be individually tested, and defective memory arrays may be sorted out, which increases the final yield and quality. A memory plane may be stacked on top of each other and on top of an active circuit plane to make a large capacity memory device. The memory may be volatile or non-volatile by using appropriate memory cells as base units. Also, the memory plane may be fabricated separately from the active circuitry. Thus the memory plane does not require a silicon substrate, and may be formed from a glass substrate for example. Further, each memory plane may be individually selected (or enabled) via plane memory select transistors. The array may be individually selected (or enable) via array select transistor. These transistors may be formed from amorphous silicon transistor(s) and/or thin-film transistor(s). The data bus, array select bus, and the plane select bus provide electrical connections between the memory planes and the active circuit plane via side contact pads on each plane. 3-D memory for large storage capacity. The memory may be formed from one or more planes with each plane including one or more memory arrays. Each memory array of each plane may be separately enabled or disabled. The memory array may be formed on silicon or non-silicon based substrate. An active circuit plane may be shared among the memory arrays and planes to perform read and write functions.
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A method of fabricating a sub-lithographic sized via is disclosed. A dual-polymer method is used to form a stacked layer of polymer materials wherein a first polymer layer has a first etch rate and a second polymer layer has a second etch rate. The first etch rate is preselected to be faster than the second etch rate when the first and second polymer layers are isotropically etched. The second polymer layer is made from a photo active material and is operative as an etch mask for the first photoresist layer. The etching is continued until the first polymer layer has a sub-lithographic feature size that is less than a lithography limit of a lithography system. A dielectric material is deposited on the etch mask and the first polymer layer. The first polymer layer is lifted-off to define a sub-lithographic sized via.
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A solid-state memory including an array of magnetic storage cells and a set of conductors. The process steps that pattern the conductors also patterns the magnetic layers in the magnetic storage cells thereby avoiding the need to employ precise alignment between pattern masks.
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A one-time programmable (“OTP”) memory includes one or more memory arrays stacked on top of each other. The OTP memory array is a cross-point array where unit memory cells are formed at the cross-points. The unit memory cell may include a fuse and an anti-fuse in series with each other or may include a vertically oriented fuse. Programming the memory may include the steps of selecting unit memory cells, applying a writing voltage such that critical voltage drop across the selected cells occur. This causes the anti-fuse of the cell to break down to a low resistance. The low resistance of the anti-fuse causes a high current pulse to be delivered to the fuse, which in turn melts the fuse to an open state. Reading the memory may include the steps of selecting unit memory cells for reading, applying a reading voltage to the selected memory cells and measuring whether current is present or not. Equipotential sensing may be used to read the memory.