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Conductive bridging RAM (CBRAM): An emerging non-volatile memory technology scalable to sub 20nm

Kund et al., 2005

Document ID
3574257029367643872
Author
Kund M
Beitel G
Pinnow C
Rohr T
Schumann J
Symanczyk R
Ufert K
Muller G
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE InternationalElectron Devices Meeting, 2005. IEDM Technical Digest.

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We report on the electrical characterisation of nanoscale conductive bridging memory cells, composed of a thin solid state electrolyte layer sandwiched between an oxidizable anode and an inert cathode. Low power resistive switching operation, the large scalability potential …
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