摘要:
A method of fabricating a variable resistance memory device includes a plasma etching process to remove contaminants from variable resistance material that forms variable resistance elements of the device. Bottom electrodes are formed on a semiconductor substrate. Next, an interlayer dielectric layer having trenches that expose the bottom electrodes is formed on the substrate. Then a layer of variable resistance material is formed. The variable resistance material covers the interlayer dielectric layer and fills the trenches. The variable resistance material is then planarized down to at least the top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer, thereby leaving elements of the variable resistance material in the trenches. The variable resistance material in the trenches is etched to remove contaminants, produced as a result of the planarizing process, from atop the variable resistance material in the trenches. A top electrode is then formed on the variable resistance material.
摘要:
Provided are apparatus and methods for forming phase change layers, and methods of manufacturing a phase change memory device. A source material is supplied to a reaction chamber, and purges from the chamber. A pressure of the chamber is varied according to the supply of the source material and the purge of the source material.
摘要:
A method of forming a phase change material layer and a method of fabricating a phase change memory device, the method of forming a phase change material layer including forming an amorphous germanium layer by supplying a germanium containing first source into a reaction chamber; cutting off supplying the first source after forming the amorphous germanium layer; and forming amorphous Ge1-xTex (0
摘要:
Methods of forming phase-changeable memory devices include techniques to inhibit void formation in phase-changeable materials in order to increase device reliability. These techniques to inhibit void formation use an electrically insulating growth-inhibiting layer to guide the formation of a phase-changeable material region within a memory cell (e.g., PRAM cell). In particular, methods of forming an integrated circuit memory device include forming an interlayer insulating layer having an opening therein, on a substrate, and then lining sidewalls of the opening with a seed layer (i.e., growth-enhancing layer) that supports growth of a phase-changeable material thereon. An electrically insulating growth-inhibiting layer is then selectively formed on a portion of the interlayer insulating layer surrounding the opening. The formation of the growth-inhibiting layer is followed by a step to selectively grow a phase-changeable material region in the opening, but not on the growth-inhibiting layer.
摘要:
Methods of forming phase-changeable memory devices include techniques to inhibit void formation in phase-changeable materials in order to increase device reliability. These techniques to inhibit void formation use an electrically insulating growth-inhibiting layer to guide the formation of a phase-changeable material region within a memory cell (e.g., PRAM cell). In particular, methods of forming an integrated circuit memory device include forming an interlayer insulating layer having an opening therein, on a substrate, and then lining sidewalls of the opening with a seed layer (i.e., growth-enhancing layer) that supports growth of a phase-changeable material thereon. An electrically insulating growth-inhibiting layer is then selectively formed on a portion of the interlayer insulating layer surrounding the opening. The formation of the growth-inhibiting layer is followed by a step to selectively grow a phase-changeable material region in the opening, but not on the growth-inhibiting layer.
摘要:
Provided are apparatus and methods for forming phase change layers, and methods of manufacturing a phase change memory device. A source material is supplied to a reaction chamber, and purges from the chamber. A pressure of the chamber is varied according to the supply of the source material and the purge of the source material.
摘要:
A method of forming a variable resistance memory device includes forming an opening in an insulating layer, and forming a variable resistance layer by filling the opening with an antimony rich antimony-tellurium compound.