Global Patent Index - EP 1192667 A1

EP 1192667 A1 20020403 - TUNNEL CONTACT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

Title (en)

TUNNEL CONTACT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

Title (de)

TUNNELKONTAKT UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

JONCTION A EFFET TUNNEL ET PROCEDE POUR CREER CETTE DERNIERE

Publication

EP 1192667 A1 20020403 (DE)

Application

EP 00952863 A 20000623

Priority

  • DE 0002034 W 20000623
  • DE 19930531 A 19990701

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0103197A1] The invention relates to a tunnel contact and a method for the production thereof. The tunnel contact comprises a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2) and a gap (3) between the first (1) and second (2) electrode. Gas or a vacuum is located in the gap (3), whereby it is possible to create a flow between the first (1) and second (2) electrode which tunnels its way through the gas or vacuum. According to the invention, the tunnel contact can be used in a non-volatile memory (10) in order to charge and discharge a storage electrode (11) with electrodes. The non-volatile memory (10) can, for example, be an EPROM-type memory.

IPC 1-7

H01L 29/51

IPC 8 full level

H01L 29/51 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01L 29/512 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/515 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0103197A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0103197 A1 20010111; CN 1177372 C 20041124; CN 1359540 A 20020717; DE 19930531 A1 20010301; DE 19930531 C2 20010705; EP 1192667 A1 20020403; US 2002089886 A1 20020711; US 6617605 B2 20030909

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0002034 W 20000623; CN 00809877 A 20000623; DE 19930531 A 19990701; EP 00952863 A 20000623; US 4013702 A 20020102