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公开(公告)号:US12004357B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17654768
申请日:2022-03-14
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Lei Wan , Jordan Katine , Tsai-Wei Wu , Chu-Chen Fu
Abstract: A memory device includes a cross-point array of magnetoresistive memory cells. Each magnetoresistive memory cell includes a vertical stack of a selector-containing pillar structure and a magnetic tunnel junction pillar structure. The lateral spacing between neighboring pairs of magnetoresistive memory cells may be smaller along a first horizontal direction than along a second horizontal direction, and a dielectric spacer or a tapered etch process may be used to provide a pattern of an etch mask for patterning first electrically conductive lines underneath the magnetoresistive memory cells. Alternatively, a resist layer may be employed to pattern first electrically conductive lines underneath the cross-point array. Alternatively, a protective dielectric liner may be provided to protect selector-containing pillar structures during formation of the magnetic tunnel junction pillar structures.
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公开(公告)号:US10050194B1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-14
申请号:US15478637
申请日:2017-04-04
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Federico Nardi , Chu-Chen Fu
Abstract: First electrically conductive lines can be formed over a substrate. A two-dimensional array of vertical stacks can be formed, each of which includes a first electrode, an in-process resistive memory material portion, and a second electrode over the first electrically conductive line. The sidewalls of the in-process resistive memory material portions are laterally recessed with respect to sidewalls of the first electrode and the second electrode to form resistive memory material portions having reduced lateral dimensions. A dielectric material layer is formed by an anisotropic deposition to form annular cavities that laterally surround a respective one of the resistive memory material portions. Second electrically conductive lines can be formed on the second electrodes.
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公开(公告)号:US10026782B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
申请号:US15633054
申请日:2017-06-26
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Yoichiro Tanaka , Yangyin Chen , Chu-Chen Fu , Christopher Petti
Abstract: Systems and methods for improving performance of a non-volatile memory that utilizes a Vacancy Modulated Conductive Oxide (VMCO) structure are described. The VMCO structure may include a layer of amorphous silicon (e.g., a Si barrier layer) and a layer titanium oxide (e.g., a TiO2 switching layer). In some cases, the VMCO structure or VMCO stack may use bulk switching or switching O-ion movements across an area of the VMCO structure, as opposed to switching locally in a constriction of vacancy formed filamentary path. A VMCO structure may be partially or fully embedded within a word line layer of a memory array.
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公开(公告)号:US20170309681A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:US15633054
申请日:2017-06-26
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Yoichiro Tanaka , Yangyin Chen , Chu-Chen Fu , Christopher Petti
CPC classification number: H01L27/249 , G11C13/0007 , G11C13/0011 , G11C13/0026 , G11C13/0028 , G11C13/0038 , G11C13/004 , G11C13/0069 , G11C2213/32 , G11C2213/51 , G11C2213/71 , G11C2213/72 , G11C2213/79 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/53257 , H01L27/1214 , H01L27/2427 , H01L27/2481 , H01L29/78642 , H01L45/04 , H01L45/08 , H01L45/085 , H01L45/1226 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/124 , H01L45/1246 , H01L45/1253 , H01L45/141 , H01L45/146 , H01L45/1608 , H01L45/1683
Abstract: Systems and methods for improving performance of a non-volatile memory that utilizes a Vacancy Modulated Conductive Oxide (VMCO) structure are described. The VMCO structure may include a layer of amorphous silicon (e.g., a Si barrier layer) and a layer titanium oxide (e.g., a TiO2 switching layer). In some cases, the VMCO structure or VMCO stack may use bulk switching or switching O-ion movements across an area of the VMCO structure, as opposed to switching locally in a constriction of vacancy formed filamentary path. A VMCO structure may be partially or fully embedded within a word line layer of a memory array.
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