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US07883931B2 Methods of forming memory cells, and methods of forming programmed memory cells 有权
形成记忆细胞的方法和形成程序记忆细胞的方法

  • Patent Title: Methods of forming memory cells, and methods of forming programmed memory cells
  • Patent Title (中): 形成记忆细胞的方法和形成程序记忆细胞的方法
  • Application No.: US12026702
    Application Date: 2008-02-06
  • Publication No.: US07883931B2
    Publication Date: 2011-02-08
  • Inventor: Jun Liu
  • Applicant: Jun Liu
  • Applicant Address: US ID Boise
  • Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
  • Agency: Wells St. John P.S.
  • Main IPC: H01L47/00
  • IPC: H01L47/00
Methods of forming memory cells, and methods of forming programmed memory cells
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a memory cell includes a transistor gate spaced from a channel region by gate dielectric; a source region on one side of the channel region; and a drain region on an opposing side of the channel region from the source region. The channel region has phase change material adjacent the drain region. In some embodiments, the phase change material may be adjacent both the source region and the drain region. Some embodiments include methods of programming a memory cell that has phase change material adjacent a drain region. An inversion layer is formed within the channel region adjacent the gate dielectric, with the inversion layer having a pinch-off region within the phase change material adjacent the drain region. Hot carriers (for instance, electrons) within the pinch-off region are utilized to change a phase within the phase change material.
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