Programmable via Using Indirectly Heated Phase-Change Switch for Reconfigurable Logic Applications

A novel concept for a programmable via using an indirectly heated phase-change switch is proposed and fabricated successfully. In this device concept, circuits associated with the programmable via are decoupled from the configuration circuits by using an independently contacted heater electrode. We...

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Published in:IEEE electron device letters 2008-01, Vol.29 (1), p.131-133
Main Authors: Chen, K.N., Krusin-Elbaum, L., Newns, D.M., Elmegreen, B.G., Cheek, R., Rana, N., Young, A.M., Koester, S.J., Lam, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Circuits
CMOS
CMOS logic circuits
CMOS technology
Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing
Devices
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electrodes
Electronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Field programmable gate arrays
Fuses
Heaters
Heating equipment
Integrated circuit interconnections
Integrated circuits
Logic arrays
Phase change
Phase change materials
programmable
Prototypes
reconfigurable
Reconfigurable logic
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Switches
Switching, multiplexing, switched capacity circuits
via
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Summary:A novel concept for a programmable via using an indirectly heated phase-change switch is proposed and fabricated successfully. In this device concept, circuits associated with the programmable via are decoupled from the configuration circuits by using an independently contacted heater electrode. We demonstrate the prototype device in a standard 180-nm CMOS copper back-end technology.
ISSN:0741-3106
1558-0563
DOI:10.1109/LED.2007.912016