Failure prevention of chip power network

    公开(公告)号:US11270768B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US16808693

    申请日:2020-03-04

    摘要: A semiconductor structure is provided. The structure includes a RRAM cell having a first end and a second end. The second end is connected to a first potential. The structure includes a decoupling capacitor having a first end connected in series with the first end of the RRAM cell and a second end connected to a second potential. The structure includes a FET arranged across the capacitor to form a bridged capacitor by having a FET source connected to the first end of the capacitor and a FET drain connected to the second end of the capacitor. A paired activation and subsequent deactivation of the FET enables a short protection mode of the capacitor that provides a series resistance above a threshold amount, between the second potential and the first end of the RRAM cell, responsive to a detected short of the capacitor from the supply to the first potential.

    Techniques for forming RRAM cells
    32.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11183636B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16848603

    申请日:2020-04-14

    IPC分类号: H01L27/24 H01L45/00

    摘要: Techniques for forming RRAM cells with increased density are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a RRAM device includes: providing an underlayer disposed on a substrate; patterning trenches in the underlayer; forming bottom electrodes at two different levels of the underlayer that includes first bottom electrodes at bottoms of the trenches and second bottom electrodes along a top surface of the underlayer in between the trenches; depositing an insulating layer on the first/second bottom electrodes; and forming top electrodes on the insulating layer, wherein the top electrodes include word lines, wherein the first and second bottom electrodes include bit lines that are orthogonal to the word lines. A RRAM device is also provided.

    FORMING RRAM CELL STRUCTURE WITH FILAMENT CONFINEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200381621A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16831379

    申请日:2020-03-26

    IPC分类号: H01L45/00

    摘要: A memory device with crossbar array structure includes two sets of parallel bottom electrodes positioned on a substrate. The lower bottom electrodes are located at a lower position relative to higher bottom electrodes. The device includes a first set of corner tips of the lower bottom electrodes, and a second set of corner tips at a top of the higher bottom electrodes. The device also includes a set of parallel top electrodes intersecting the two sets of parallel bottom electrodes. A dielectric is formed as a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell under each intersection of each top electrode and each of bottom electrode. The device further includes one set of contacts at one end of an array that contacts the lower bottom electrodes and another set of contacts at the other end of the array that contacts the higher bottom electrodes.

    Forming RRAM cell structure with filament confinement

    公开(公告)号:US10658583B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16424981

    申请日:2019-05-29

    IPC分类号: H01L45/00

    摘要: A memory device with crossbar array structure includes two sets of parallel bottom electrodes positioned on a substrate. The lower bottom electrodes are located at a lower position relative to higher bottom electrodes. The device includes a first set of corner tips of the lower bottom electrodes, and a second set of corner tips at a top of the higher bottom electrodes. The device also includes a set of parallel top electrodes intersecting the two sets of parallel bottom electrodes. A dielectric is formed as a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell under each intersection of each top electrode and each of bottom electrode. The device further includes one set of contacts at one end of an array that contacts the lower bottom electrodes and another set of contacts at the other end of the array that contacts the higher bottom electrodes.

    RRAM CELLS IN CROSSBAR ARRAY ARCHITECTURE
    36.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200066797A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16665527

    申请日:2019-10-28

    IPC分类号: H01L27/24 H01L45/00

    摘要: A method is presented for forming vertical crossbar resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. The method includes forming a substantially U-shaped bottom electrode over a substrate, filling the U-shaped bottom electrode with a first conductive material, capping the U-shaped bottom electrode with a dielectric cap, depositing a high-k material, and forming a top electrode such that active areas of the RRAM cells are vertically aligned and the U-shaped bottom electrode is shared between neighboring RRAM cells.

    RRAM CELLS IN CROSSBAR ARRAY ARCHITECTURE
    38.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200052037A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16058374

    申请日:2018-08-08

    IPC分类号: H01L27/24 H01L45/00

    摘要: A method is presented for forming vertical crossbar resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. The method includes forming a substantially U-shaped bottom electrode over a substrate, filling the U-shaped bottom electrode with a first conductive material, capping the U-shaped bottom electrode with a dielectric cap, depositing a high-k material, and forming a top electrode such that active areas of the RRAM cells are vertically aligned and the U-shaped bottom electrode is shared between neighboring RRAM cells.

    Cyclic Selective Deposition for Tight Pitch Patterning

    公开(公告)号:US20200020540A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16032750

    申请日:2018-07-11

    摘要: Techniques for tight pitch patterning of fins using a cyclic selective deposition process are provided. In one aspect, a method of patterning fins in a wafer includes: forming at least one mandrel on the wafer; forming alternating layers of a first dielectric and a second dielectric alongside the at least one mandrel; removing the at least one mandrel; removing either the first dielectric or the second dielectric; and patterning the fins in the wafer using whichever of the first dielectric or the second dielectric that remains as fin hardmasks. A finFET device and method for forming a finFET device are also provided.