摘要:
A method of fabricating a phase-change random-access memory (RAM) device includes forming a chalcogenide material on a substrate. A bottom contact is formed under the chalcogenide material, the bottom contact comprising TiAlN. Forming the bottom contact includes performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, the ALD process including introducing an NH3 source gas into a chamber in which the ALD process is being carried out, a flow amount of the NH3 gas being such that the resulting bottom contact has a chlorine content of less than 1 at %. The bottom contact can include TiAlN having a crystallinity in terms of full-width half-maximum (FWHM) of less than about 0.65 degree.
摘要:
A phase changeable material layer usable in a semiconductor memory device and a method of forming the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a plasma in a chamber having a substrate disposed therein, providing a first source gas including a germanium based material to form a first layer including the germanium based material on the substrate while maintaining the plasma in the chamber, providing a second source gas including a tellurium based material to react with the first layer to form a first composite material layer including a germanium-tellurium composite material on the substrate while maintaining the plasma in the chamber, providing a third source gas including an antimony based material to form a second layer including the antimony based material on the first composite material layer while maintaining the plasma in the chamber, and providing a fourth source gas including tellurium based material to react with the second layer including antimony based material to form a second composite material layer including an antimony-tellurium composite material on the first composite material layer. Accordingly, the phase changeable material layer may be formed at a low temperature and power to have desirable electrical characteristics.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a phase-change memory device has an oxidation barrier layer to protect against memory cell contamination or oxidation and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises a molding layer overlying a semiconductor substrate. The molding layer has a protrusion portion vertically extending from a top surface thereof. The device further includes a phase-changeable material pattern adjacent the protrusion portion and a lower electrode electrically connected to the phase-changeable material pattern.