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US20070278538A1 PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL 有权
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PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL
Abstract:
A phase change memory cell is disclosed, including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a plurality of recording layers disposed between the first and second electrodes. The phase of an active region of each of the recording layers can be changed to a crystalline state or an amorphous state by current pulse control and hence respectively has crystalline resistance or amorphous resistance. At least two of the recording layers have different dimensions such that different combinations of the crystalline and amorphous resistance result in at least three different effective resistance values between the first and second electrodes. The phase change memory cell can be realized with the same material of the recording layers and thus can be fabricated with simple and currently developed CMOS fabrication process technologies. Furthermore, the phase change memory is easy to control due to large current programming intervals.
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IPC分类:
H 电学
H01 基本电气元件
H01L 半导体器件;其他类目中不包括的电固体器件(使用半导体器件的测量入G01;一般电阻器入H01C;磁体、电感器、变压器入H01F;一般电容器入H01G;电解型器件入H01G9/00;电池组、蓄电池入H01M;波导管、谐振器或波导型线路入H01P;线路连接器、汇流器入H01R;受激发射器件入H01S;机电谐振器入H03H;扬声器、送话器、留声机拾音器或类似的声机电传感器入H04R;一般电光源入H05B;印刷电路、混合电路、电设备的外壳或结构零部件、电气元件的组件的制造入H05K;在具有特殊应用的电路中使用的半导体器件见应用相关的小类)
H01L29/00 专门适用于整流、放大、振荡或切换,并具有至少一个电位跃变势垒或表面势垒的半导体器件;具有至少一个电位跃变势垒或表面势垒,例如PN结耗尽层或载流子集结层的电容器或电阻器;半导体本体或其电极的零部件(H01L31/00至H01L47/00,H01L51/05优先;除半导体或其电极之外的零部件入H01L23/00;由在一个共用衬底内或其上形成的多个固态组件组成的器件入H01L27/00)
H01L29/66 .按半导体器件的类型区分的
H01L29/68 ..只能通过对一个不通有待整流、放大或切换的电流的电极供给电流或施加电位方可进行控制的(H01L29/96优先)
H01L29/76 ...单极器件
H01L29/762 ....电荷转移器件
H01L29/765 .....电荷耦合器件
H01L29/768 ......具有由绝缘栅产生的场效层的
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