ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING A PROGRAMMABLE RESISTOR CONNECTED IN SERIES TO A PUNCH-THROUGH DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention relates to an electrical device (Fig. 6) having a programmable resistor (PR) connected in series to a punch-through diode (S). The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an electrical device. The method comprises the steps of: providing a stack comprising a first layer of a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type arranged between a second layer and a third layer of a semiconductor material of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, and providing a layer of material having a programmable resistivity, the layer of material having the programmable resistivity being in electrical contact with one of the second and third layer of the semiconductor material.