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公开(公告)号:US20190044060A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US15997628
申请日:2018-06-04
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Stephen W. Russell , Andrea Gotti , Andrea Redaelli , Enrico Varesi , Innocenzo Tortorelli , Lorenzo Fratin , Alessandro Sebastiani
Abstract: A phase change memory (PCM) cell can include a PCM layer. A first electrode and a second electrode disposed on opposite sides of the PCM layer. The first electrode, the second electrode, or both includes a metal ceramic composite material layer disposed between an upper barrier layer and a lower barrier layer and wherein the metal ceramic composite material layer provides a corresponding electrode with an electrical resistivity of from 10 mOhm-cm to 1000 mOhm-cm.
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公开(公告)号:US11271042B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-08
申请号:US16958654
申请日:2018-03-16
Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
Inventor: Anna Maria Conti , Cristina Casellato , Andrea Redaelli
IPC: H01L27/24 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522
Abstract: One embodiment provides a method of making a memory device. The method includes forming a via in a bit line, an interlayer and a dielectric region. The bit line is formed on the interlayer. The interlayer is formed partially on the dielectric region and partially on a plurality of memory cells. The via has a first end included in, and in direct contact with, the bit line and a second end to couple to an electrical contact.
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公开(公告)号:US20190043924A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US16147264
申请日:2018-09-28
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Anna Maria Conti , Andrea Redaelli
CPC classification number: H01L27/2463 , H01L27/2427 , H01L45/06 , H01L45/065 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/141 , H01L45/16 , H01L45/1675
Abstract: A memory structure can include a memory cell, a via, a dielectric material separating the memory cell from the via, a metal ceramic composite material layer on the memory cell and the dielectric material, and a conductive layer on the metal ceramic composite material layer and the via. The conductive layer can be in direct contact with the top surface of the via.
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公开(公告)号:US20210050512A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-18
申请号:US17041882
申请日:2018-05-31
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Davide Fugazza , Stephen Russell , Yao Jin , Andrea Redaelli , Pengyuan Zheng , Yongiun J. Hu
Abstract: A phase change memory (PCM) cell (100) includes a PCM layer (105), a metal ceramic composite material layer (120), and a carbon nitride (CNX) electrode layer (110) disposed between the PCM material layer and the metal ceramic composite material layer. The CNX electrode layer can have an electrical resistivity at room temperature of from about 1 mOhm-cm to about 2000 mOhm-cm and an electrical resistivity at 650° C. of from about 1 mOhm-cm to about 100 mOhm-cm.
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公开(公告)号:US10892406B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-12
申请号:US15997628
申请日:2018-06-04
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Stephen Russell , Andrea Gotti , Andrea Redaelli , Enrico Varesi , Innocenzo Tortorelli , Lorenzo Fratin , Alessandro Sebastiani
Abstract: A phase change memory (PCM) cell can include a PCM layer. A first electrode and a second electrode disposed on opposite sides of the PCM layer. The first electrode, the second electrode, or both includes a metal ceramic composite material layer disposed between an upper barrier layer and a lower barrier layer and wherein the metal ceramic composite material layer provides a corresponding electrode with an electrical resistivity of from 10 mOhm-cm to 1000 mOhm-cm.
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公开(公告)号:US10825863B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US16361030
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Andrea Redaelli
Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes multiple decks of memory cells. Each deck includes layers of material, including a layer of storage material (e.g., a phase change material). Each deck also includes an interlayer between the phase change material and conductive access lines. The interlayer can include, for example, one or more of tungsten, carbon, silicon, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and titanium silicon nitride. In one such example, the interlayer includes tungsten silicon nitride (WSiN). The interlayers of different decks have different properties, such as different thicknesses or resistivities, to reduce or eliminate the deck-to-deck reset current offset.
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公开(公告)号:US10777275B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-15
申请号:US16143033
申请日:2018-09-26
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Agostino Pirovano , Hernan A. Castro , Innocenzo Tortorelli , Andrea Redaelli
Abstract: Reset refresh techniques are described, which can enable reducing or canceling the drift of threshold voltage distributions exhibited by memory cells. In one example a memory device includes an array of memory cells. The memory cells include a chalcogenide storage material. The memory device includes hardware logic to program the memory cells, including logic to detect whether a memory cell is selectable with a first voltage having a first polarity. In response to detection that a memory cell is not selectable with the first voltage, the memory cell is refreshed the memory cell with a second voltage that has a polarity opposite to the first voltage. After the refresh with the second voltage, the memory cell can be programmed with the first voltage having the first polarity.
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公开(公告)号:US10658297B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US16024834
申请日:2018-06-30
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Andrea Redaelli , D. Ross Economy , Mihir Bohra
IPC: H01L47/00 , H01L23/48 , H01L21/4763 , H01L21/44 , H01L23/532 , G11C8/14 , H01L21/3205 , H01L23/522 , G11C7/18 , H01L27/24
Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a metal silicon nitride layer on a three-dimensional (3D) crosspoint architecture, where the metal silicon nitride layer is in the memory array processing. The metal silicon nitride layer is patterned in accordance with the memory array structure, rather than being an underlying layer for a metal layer. The metal layer provides bitline or wordline select paths, and can connect to a via in parallel with the memory array stack. The metal silicon nitride layer is between the metal layer and the memory array, and is not present over the via.
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公开(公告)号:US11264567B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US16688309
申请日:2019-11-19
Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
Inventor: Srivatsan Venkatesan , Davide Mantegazza , John Gorman , Iniyan Soundappa Elango , Davide Fugazza , Andrea Redaelli , Fabio Pellizzer
Abstract: Various embodiments of a three-dimensional cross-point (3D X-point) memory cell design include one or more electrodes having an increased resistance compared to existing memory cell designs or compared to other electrodes within a same memory cell. A memory device includes an array of memory cells with each memory cell arranged between a word line and a bit line of the memory device. Some embodiments include additional material layers to increase memory cell resistance. Some embodiments include electrodes having an increased thickness to increase the resistance. Some embodiments include electrodes having a composition with a higher resistivity. Some embodiments include electrodes with increased interface resistance. Some embodiments include a combination of such features. In any case, the resulting increased memory cell resistance causes a reduction in the transient selection current for the given memory cell.
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公开(公告)号:US10600844B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US16147264
申请日:2018-09-28
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Anna Maria Conti , Andrea Redaelli
Abstract: A memory structure can include a memory cell, a via, a dielectric material separating the memory cell from the via, a metal ceramic composite material layer on the memory cell and the dielectric material, and a conductive layer on the metal ceramic composite material layer and the via. The conductive layer can be in direct contact with the top surface of the via.
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