公开(公告)号：US20060003489A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US10883228

申请日：2004-07-01

申请人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Lisa Stecker ,  Bruce Ulrich ,  Sheng Hsu

发明人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Lisa Stecker ,  Bruce Ulrich ,  Sheng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L21/06

CPC分类号： H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1675

摘要： A one-mask etching method for use with a PCMO-containing RRAM to reduce stack side-wall residuals, includes preparing a substrate, taken from the group of substrates consisting of silicon, silicon dioxide and polysilicon; depositing a bottom electrode on the substrate; depositing a PCMO layer on the bottom electrode; depositing a top electrode on the PCMO layer; depositing a hard mask on the top electrode; depositing and patterning a photoresist layer on the hard mask; etching the hard mask; etching the top electrode using a first etching process having an etching atmosphere consisting of Ar, O2, and Cl2; etching the PCMO layer using an etching process taken from the group of etching processes consisting of the first etching process and a second etching process having an etching atmosphere consisting of Ar and O2. etching the bottom electrode using the first etching process; and completing the RRAM device.

摘要翻译： 包含含PCMO的RRAM以减少堆叠侧壁残留物的单掩模蚀刻方法包括制备从由硅，二氧化硅和多晶硅组成的一组衬底取得的衬底; 在底物上沉积底部电极; 在底部电极上沉​​积PCMO层; 在PCMO层上沉积顶部电极; 在顶部电极上沉​​积硬掩模; 在硬掩模上沉积和图案化光致抗蚀剂层; 蚀刻硬掩模; 使用具有由Ar，O 2和Cl 2组成的蚀刻气氛的第一蚀刻工艺蚀刻顶部电极; 使用从由第一蚀刻工艺和由Ar和O 2组成的蚀刻气氛的第二蚀刻工艺组成的蚀刻工艺组中的蚀刻工艺来蚀刻PCMO层。 使用第一蚀刻工艺蚀刻底部电极; 并完成RRAM设备。

公开(公告)号：US20050239262A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US10831677

申请日：2004-04-23

申请人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/20 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L49/02

CPC分类号： H01L45/04 ,  G11C13/0004 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C13/0069 ,  G11C2013/0073 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1608

摘要： A method is provided for forming a Pr0.3Ca0.7MnO3 (PCMO) thin film with crystalline structure-related memory resistance properties. The method comprises: forming a PCMO thin film with a first crystalline structure; and, changing the resistance state of the PCMO film using pulse polarities responsive to the first crystalline structure. In one aspect the first crystalline structure is either amorphous or a weak-crystalline. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film is changed in response to unipolar pulses. In another aspect, the PCMO thin film has either a polycrystalline structure. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film changes in response to bipolar pulses.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成具有结晶结构相关的记忆电阻性质的Pr 0.3M 3 Ca 0.7 MnO 3（PCMO）薄膜的方法。 该方法包括：形成具有第一晶体结构的PCMO薄膜; 并且使用响应于第一晶体结构的脉冲极性来改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 在一个方面，第一晶体结构是无定形或弱结晶。 然后，响应于单极脉冲改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 另一方面，PCMO薄膜具有多晶结构。 然后，PCMO膜的电阻状态响应于双极性脉冲而改变。

公开(公告)号：US20050196878A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US11046620

申请日：2005-01-28

申请人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Jong-Jan Lee ,  Sheng Hsu

发明人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Jong-Jan Lee ,  Sheng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/316 ,  H01L41/22

CPC分类号： H01L21/31691 ,  H01L28/55 ,  H01L41/317

摘要： A method for forming a doped PGO ferroelectric thin film, and related doped PGO thin film structures are described. The method comprising: forming either an electrically conductive or electrically insulating substrate; forming a doped PGO film overlying the substrate; annealing; crystallizing; and, forming a single-phase c-axis doped PGO thin film overlying the substrate, having a Curie temperature of greater than 200 degrees C. Forming a doped PGO film overlying the substrate includes depositing a doped precursor in the range between 0.1N and 0.5N, with a molecular formula of Pby−xMxGe3O11, where: M is a doping element; y=4.5 to 6; and, x=0.1 to 1. The element M can be Sn, Ba, Sr, Cd, Ca, Pr, Ho, La, Sb, Zr, or Sm.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于形成掺杂的PGO铁电薄膜的方法以及相关的掺杂PGO薄膜结构。 该方法包括：形成导电或电绝缘的衬底; 在衬底上形成掺杂的PGO膜; 退火; 结晶 并且形成覆盖在衬底上的单相c轴掺杂的PGO薄膜，其居里温度大于200℃。形成覆盖在衬底上的掺杂PGO膜包括在0.1N和0.5之间的范围内沉积掺杂的前体 N，具有分子式为Pb x Si x N x N x O 11，其中：M是掺杂物 元件; y = 4.5〜6; x = 0.1〜1。元素M可以是Sn，Ba，Sr，Cd，Ca，Pr，Ho，La，Sb，Zr或Sm。

公开(公告)号：US20050054119A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10755654

申请日：2004-01-12

申请人： Sheng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei Pan ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  David Evans ,  Masayuki Tajiri

发明人： Sheng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei Pan ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  David Evans ,  Masayuki Tajiri

IPC分类号： H01L27/10 ,  G11C13/00 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L21/00 ,  G11C11/00 ,  H01L21/336 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC分类号： H01L27/101 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C13/0069 ,  G11C2013/0073 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  G11C2213/51 ,  G11C2213/56 ,  G11C2213/79 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/12 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147

摘要： A method is provided for forming a buffered-layer memory cell. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode; forming a colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) memory film overlying the bottom electrode; forming a memory-stable semiconductor buffer layer, typically a metal oxide, overlying the memory film; and, forming a top electrode overlying the semiconductor buffer layer. In some aspects of the method the semiconductor buffer layer is formed from YBa2Cu3O7−X (YBCO), indium oxide (In2O3), or ruthenium oxide (RuO2), having a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nanometers (nm). The top and bottom electrodes may be TiN/Ti, Pt/TiN/Ti, In/TiN/Ti, PtRhOx compounds, or PtIrOx compounds. The CMR memory film may be a Pr1−XCaXMnO3 (PCMO) memory film, where x is in the region between 0.1 and 0.6, with a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nm.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成缓冲层存储单元的方法。 该方法包括：形成底部电极; 形成覆盖底部电极的巨大磁阻（CMR）记忆膜; 形成存储器稳定的半导体缓冲层，通常为覆盖存储膜的金属氧化物; 并且形成覆盖半导体缓冲层的顶部电极。 在该方法的某些方面，半导体缓冲层由厚度在10至200纳米（nm）范围内的YBa2Cu3O7-X（YBCO），氧化铟（In2O3）或氧化钌（RuO2）形成。 顶部和底部电极可以是TiN / Ti，Pt / TiN / Ti，In / TiN / Ti，PtRhOx化合物或PtIrOx化合物。 CMR存储器膜可以是Pr1-XCaXMnO3（PCMO）记忆膜，其中x在0.1和0.6之间的区域中，厚度在10至200nm的范围内。

公开(公告)号：US20050009286A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10909218

申请日：2004-07-29

申请人： Sheng Hsu ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Wei Pan ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Sheng Hsu ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Wei Pan ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L27/105 ,  G11C13/00 ,  H01L21/8246 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L27/108

CPC分类号： G11C13/0007 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  G11C2213/77 ,  H01L27/2409 ,  H01L27/2463 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1683

摘要： A method of fabricating a nano-scale resistance cross-point memory array includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing silicon oxide on the substrate to a predetermined thickness; forming a nano-scale trench in the silicon oxide; depositing a first connection line in the trench; depositing a memory resistor layer in the trench on the first connection line; depositing a second connection line in the trench on the memory resistor layer; and completing the memory array. A cross-point memory array includes a silicon substrate; a first connection line formed on the substrate; a colossal magnetoresistive layer formed on the first connection line; a silicon nitride layer formed on a portion of the colossal magnetoresistive layer; and a second connection line formed adjacent the silicon nitride layer and on the colossal magnetoresistive layer.

摘要翻译： 制造纳米尺度电阻交叉点存储器阵列的方法包括制备硅衬底; 在衬底上沉积氧化硅至预定厚度; 在氧化硅中形成纳米尺度的沟槽; 在沟槽中沉积第一连接线; 在第一连接线上的沟槽中沉积记忆电阻层; 在所述存储器电阻层的沟槽中沉积第二连接线; 并完成内存阵列。 交叉点存储器阵列包括硅衬底; 形成在所述基板上的第一连接线; 形成在第一连接线上的巨大的磁阻层; 形成在巨磁阻层的一部分上的氮化硅层; 以及与氮化硅层和巨磁阻层相邻形成的第二连接线。

公开(公告)号：US07645669B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-12

申请号：US11707712

申请日：2007-02-16

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/94 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L28/91 ,  H01L29/66083

摘要： A nanotip capacitor and associated fabrication method are provided. The method provides a bottom electrode and grows electrically conductive nanotips overlying the bottom electrode. An electrically insulating dielectric is deposited overlying the nanotips, and an electrically conductive top electrode is deposited overlying dielectric-covered nanotips. Typically, the dielectric is deposited by forming a thin layer of dielectric overlying the nanotips using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. In one aspect, the electrically insulating dielectric covering the nanotips forms a three-dimensional interface of dielectric-covered nanotips. Then, the electrically conductive top electrode overlying the dielectric-covered nanotips forms a three-dimensional top electrode interface, matching the first three-dimensional interface of the dielectric-covered nanotips.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种纳米尖端电容器和相关联的制造方法。 该方法提供底部电极并且生长覆盖底部电极的导电的纳米技术。 沉积覆盖在纳米尖端上的电绝缘电介质，并且将导电顶部电极沉积在覆盖有电介质的纳米尖端上。 通常，通过使用原子层沉积（ALD）工艺形成覆盖在纳米尖端上的介电层的薄层来沉积电介质。 在一个方面，覆盖纳米尖端的电绝缘电介质形成介电覆盖的纳米尖端的三维界面。 然后，覆盖介电覆盖的纳米尖端的导电顶部电极形成三维顶部电极接口，与介电覆盖的纳米尖端的第一个三维界面相匹配。

公开(公告)号：US20080191636A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US12042983

申请日：2008-03-05

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Gregory M. Stecker ,  Robert A. Barrowcliff

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Gregory M. Stecker ,  Robert A. Barrowcliff

IPC分类号： H05B41/16 ,  H01J1/62

CPC分类号： H05B33/145

摘要： An electroluminescence (EL) device and a method are provided for fabricating said device with a nanotip electrode. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode with nanotips; forming a Si phosphor layer adjacent the nanotips; and, forming a transparent top electrode. The Si phosphor layer is interposed between the bottom and top electrodes. The nanotips may have a tip base size of about 50 nanometers, or less, a tip height in the range of 5 to 50 nm, and a nanotip density of greater than 100 nanotips per square micrometer. Typically, the nanotips are formed from iridium oxide (IrOx) nanotips. A MOCVD process forms the Ir bottom electrode. The IrOx nanotips are grown from the Ir. In one aspect, the Si phosphor layer is a SRSO layer. In response to an SRSO annealing step, nanocrystalline SRSO is formed with nanocrystals having a size in the range of 1 to 10 nm.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种电致发光（EL）器件和用于制造具有纳米尖端电极的所述器件的方法。 该方法包括：形成具有纳米尖端的底部电极; 在所述纳米尖端附近形成Si磷光体层; 并形成透明的顶部电极。 Si荧光体层介于底部和顶部电极之间。 纳米尖端可以具有约50纳米或更小的尖端基部尺寸，5至50nm范围内的尖端高度，以及每平方毫米大于100纳米尖端的纳米密度密度。 通常，纳米尖端由氧化铱（IrOx）纳米尖端形成。 MOCVD工艺形成Ir底部电极。 IrOx纳米尖嘴从Ir生长。 在一个方面，Si磷光体层是SRSO层。 响应于SRSO退火步骤，形成具有1至10nm范围内的尺寸的纳米晶体的纳米晶SRSO。

公开(公告)号：US07402456B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-22

申请号：US10831677

申请日：2004-04-23

申请人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L21/44

CPC分类号： H01L45/04 ,  G11C13/0004 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C13/0069 ,  G11C2013/0073 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1608

摘要： A method is provided for forming a Pr0.3Ca0.7MnO3 (PCMO) thin film with crystalline structure-related memory resistance properties. The method comprises: forming a PCMO thin film with a first crystalline structure; and, changing the resistance state of the PCMO film using pulse polarities responsive to the first crystalline structure. In one aspect the first crystalline structure is either amorphous or a weak-crystalline. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film is changed in response to unipolar pulses. In another aspect, the PCMO thin film has either a polycrystalline structure. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film changes in response to bipolar pulses.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成具有结晶结构相关的记忆电阻性质的Pr 0.3M 3 Ca 0.7 MnO 3（PCMO）薄膜的方法。 该方法包括：形成具有第一晶体结构的PCMO薄膜; 并且使用响应于第一晶体结构的脉冲极性来改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 在一个方面，第一晶体结构是无定形或弱结晶。 然后，响应于单极脉冲改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 另一方面，PCMO薄膜具有多晶结构。 然后，PCMO膜的电阻状态响应于双极性脉冲而改变。

公开(公告)号：US07148533B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-12

申请号：US11226998

申请日：2005-09-14

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L27/96

CPC分类号： G11C13/0007 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  H01L27/016 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1641

摘要： A memory cell and method for controlling the resistance properties in a memory material are provided. The method comprises: forming manganite; annealing the manganite in an oxygen atmosphere; controlling the oxygen content in the manganite in response to the annealing; and, controlling resistance through the manganite in response to the oxygen content. The manganite is perovskite-type manganese oxides with the general formula RE1-xAExMnOy, where RE is a rare earth ion and AE is an alkaline-earth ion, with x in the range between 0.1 and 0.5. Controlling the oxygen content in the manganite includes forming an oxygen-rich RE1-xAExMnOy region where y is greater than 3. A low resistance results in the oxygen-rich manganite region. When y is less than 3, a high resistance is formed. More specifically, the process forms a low resistance oxygen-rich manganite region adjacent an oxygen-deficient high resistance manganite region.

公开(公告)号：US06949435B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-27

申请号：US10730726

申请日：2003-12-08

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L21/28 ,  G11C11/15 ,  G11C13/00 ,  H01L21/3205 ,  H01L21/8239 ,  H01L21/8246 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L29/68 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L27/105 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  G11C2213/52 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1675

摘要： An asymmetric-area memory cell, and a fabrication method for forming an asymmetric-area memory cell, are provided. The method includes: forming a bottom electrode having an area; forming a CMR memory film overlying the bottom electrode, having an asymmetric area; and, forming a top electrode having an area, less than the bottom electrode area, overlying the CMR film. In one aspect, the CMR film has a first area adjacent the top electrode and a second area, greater than the first area, adjacent the bottom electrode. Typically, the CMR film first area is approximately equal to the top electrode area, although the CMR film second area may be less than the bottom electrode area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种不对称区域存储单元和用于形成非对称区域存储单元的制造方法。 该方法包括：形成具有面积的底部电极; 形成覆盖在底部电极上的具有不对称区域的CMR存储膜; 并且形成覆盖CMR膜的具有小于底部电极区域的面积的顶部电极。 在一个方面，CMR膜具有邻近顶部电极的第一区域和与底部电极相邻的大于第一区域的第二区域。 通常，尽管CMR膜的第二区域可能小于底部电极区域，但是CMR膜的第一区域大致等于顶部电极区域。