Memory cell with buffered-layer
    1.
    发明授权
    Memory cell with buffered-layer 有权
    带缓冲层的存储单元

    公开(公告)号:US07256429B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-14

    申请号:US11314222

    申请日:2005-12-21

    IPC分类号: H01L21/00

    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。 在该方法的一些方面,半导体缓冲层由YBa 2 N 3 O 7-X(YBCO),氧化铟(In 2或2 O 3)或氧化钌(RuO 2 N 2),其厚度在10-200纳米(nm)的范围内。 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Pr 1-X C x MnO 3(PCMO)存储膜,其中x在0.1之间的区域 和0.6,厚度在10至200nm的范围内。

    Memory cell with an asymmetric crystalline structure
    3.
    发明授权
    Memory cell with an asymmetric crystalline structure 有权
    具有不对称晶体结构的记忆单元

    公开(公告)号:US07214583B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-08

    申请号:US11130983

    申请日:2005-05-16

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8242

    摘要: Asymmetrically structured memory cells and a fabrication method are provided. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode; forming an electrical pulse various resistance (EPVR) first layer having a polycrystalline structure over the bottom electrode; forming an EPVR second layer adjacent the first layer, with a nano-crystalline or amorphous structure; and, forming a top electrode overlying the first and second EPVR layers. EPVR materials include CMR, high temperature super conductor (HTSC), or perovskite metal oxide materials. In one aspect, the EPVR first layer is deposited with a metalorganic spin coat (MOD) process at a temperature in the range between 550 and 700 degrees C. The EPVR second layer is formed at a temperature less than, or equal to the deposition temperature of the first layer. After a step of removing solvents, the MOD deposited EPVR second layer is formed at a temperature less than, or equal to the 550 degrees C.

    摘要翻译: 提供了非对称结构的存储单元和制造方法。 该方法包括:形成底部电极; 在底部电极上形成具有多晶结构的电脉冲各种电阻(EPVR)第一层; 用纳米结晶或无定形结构形成邻近第一层的EPVR第二层; 并且形成覆盖在第一和第二EPVR层上的顶部电极。 EPVR材料包括CMR,高温超导体(HTSC)或钙钛矿金属氧化物材料。 在一个方面,EPVR第一层在550-700℃的温度范围内用金属有机旋涂(MOD)工艺沉积.EPVR第二层是在小于或等于沉积温度 的第一层。 在除去溶剂的步骤之后,将MOD沉积的EPVR第二层在小于或等于550℃的温度下形成。

    Buffered-layer memory cell
    4.
    发明授权
    Buffered-layer memory cell 失效
    缓冲层存储单元

    公开(公告)号:US07029924B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-18

    申请号:US10755654

    申请日:2004-01-12

    IPC分类号: H01L21/00

    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。 在该方法的一些方面,半导体缓冲层由YBa 2 N 3 O 7-X(YBCO),氧化铟(In 2或2 O 3)或氧化钌(RuO 2 N 2),其厚度在10-200纳米(nm)的范围内。 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Pr 1-X C x MnO 3(PCMO)存储膜,其中x在0.1之间的区域 和0.6,厚度在10至200nm的范围内。

    Method of substrate surface treatment for RRAM thin film deposition
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of substrate surface treatment for RRAM thin film deposition 有权
    RRAM薄膜沉积的基板表面处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US07157287B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-02

    申请号:US10855088

    申请日:2004-05-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/20

    摘要: A method of fabricating a CMR thin film for use in a semiconductor device includes preparing a CMR precursor in the form of a metal acetate based acetic acid solution; preparing a wafer; placing a wafer in a spin-coating chamber; spin-coating and heating the wafer according to the following: injecting the CMR precursor into a spin-coating chamber and onto the surface of the wafer in the spin-coating chamber; accelerating the wafer to a spin speed of between about 1500 RPM to 3000 RPM for about 30 seconds; baking the wafer at a temperature of about 180° C. for about one minute; ramping the temperature to about 230° C.; baking the wafer for about one minute at the ramped temperature; annealing the wafer at about 500° C. for about five minutes; repeating said spin-coating and heating steps at least three times; post-annealing the wafer at between about 500° C. to 600° C. for between about one to six hours in dry, clean air; and completing the semiconductor device.

    摘要翻译: 制造用于半导体器件的CMR薄膜的方法包括制备基于金属乙酸酯的乙酸溶液形式的CMR前体; 准备晶圆; 将晶片放置在旋涂室中; 根据以下步骤旋涂和加热晶片:将CMR前体注入旋涂室并在旋涂室中的晶片表面上; 将晶片加速至约1500RPM至3000RPM之间的旋转速度约30秒; 在约180℃的温度下烘烤晶片约1分钟; 将温度升高至约230℃; 在升温下烘烤晶片约1分钟; 在约500℃退火晶片约5分钟; 重复所述旋涂和加热步骤至少三次; 在约500℃至600℃之间将晶片退火约1至6小时,在干燥,干净的空气中进行退火; 并完成半导体器件。

    Metal/semiconductor/metal current limiter
    6.
    发明授权
    Metal/semiconductor/metal current limiter 有权
    金属/半导体/金属限流器

    公开(公告)号:US07633108B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-15

    申请号:US11893402

    申请日:2007-08-15

    摘要: A method is provided for forming a metal/semiconductor/metal (MSM) current limiter and resistance memory cell with an MSM current limiter. The method provides a substrate; forms an MSM bottom electrode overlying the substrate; forms a ZnOx semiconductor layer overlying the MSM bottom electrode, where x is in the range between about 1 and about 2, inclusive; and, forms an MSM top electrode overlying the semiconductor layer. The ZnOx semiconductor can be formed through a number of different processes such as spin-coating, direct current (DC) sputtering, radio frequency (RF) sputtering, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), or atomic layer deposition (ALD).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于形成具有MSM限流器的金属/半导体/金属(MSM)限流器和电阻存储器单元的方法。 该方法提供基底; 形成覆盖衬底的MSM底部电极; 形成覆盖MSM底部电极的ZnOx半导体层,其中x在约1和约2之间的范围内; 并且形成覆盖半导体层的MSM顶部电极。 可以通过旋涂,直流(DC)溅射,射频(RF)溅射,金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)或原子层沉积(ALD)等多种不同的工艺形成ZnO x半导体。

    Method of monitoring PCMO precursor synthesis
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of monitoring PCMO precursor synthesis 有权
    监测PCMO前体合成的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07625595B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-01

    申请号:US11403022

    申请日:2006-04-11

    IPC分类号: B05D5/12

    摘要: A method of monitoring synthesis of PCMO precursor solutions includes preparing a PCMO precursor solution and withdrawing samples of the precursor solution at intervals during a reaction phase of the PCMO precursor solution synthesis. The samples of the PCMO precursor solution are analyzed by UV spectroscopy to determine UV transmissivity of the samples of the PCMO precursor solution and the samples used to form PCMO thin films. Electrical characteristics of the PCMO thin films formed from the samples are determined to identify PCMO thin films having optimal electrical characteristics. The UV spectral characteristics of the PCMO precursor solutions are correlated with the PCMO thin films having optimal electrical characteristics. The UV spectral characteristics are used to monitor synthesis of future batches of the PCMO precursor solutions, which will result in PCMO thin films having optimal electrical characteristics.

    摘要翻译: 监测PCMO前体溶液合成的方法包括制备PCMO前体溶液,并在PCMO前体溶液合成反应期间间隔取出前体溶液样品。 通过紫外光谱分析PCMO前体溶液的样品,以确定PCMO前体溶液和用于形成PCMO薄膜的样品的UV透射率。 确定由样品形成的PCMO薄膜的电特性以鉴定具有最佳电特性的PCMO薄膜。 PCMO前体溶液的UV光谱特性与具有最佳电学特性的PCMO薄膜相关。 UV光谱特性用于监测未来批次的PCMO前体溶液的合成,这将导致具有最佳电特性的PCMO薄膜。

    Metal/ZnOx/metal current limiter
    8.
    发明授权
    Metal/ZnOx/metal current limiter 有权
    金属/ ZnOx /金属限流器

    公开(公告)号:US07271081B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-18

    申请号:US11216398

    申请日:2005-08-31

    摘要: A method is provided for forming a metal/semiconductor/metal (MSM) current limiter and resistance memory cell with an MSM current limiter. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an MSM bottom electrode overlying the substrate; forming a ZnOx semiconductor layer overlying the MSM bottom electrode, where x is in the range between about 1 and about 2, inclusive; and, forming an MSM top electrode overlying the semiconductor layer, The ZnOx semiconductor can be formed through a number of different processes such as spin-coating, direct current (DC) sputtering, radio frequency (RF) sputtering, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), or atomic layer deposition (ALD).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于形成具有MSM限流器的金属/半导体/金属(MSM)限流器和电阻存储器单元的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:提供衬底; 形成覆盖所述衬底的MSM底部电极; 形成覆盖MSM底部电极的ZnO x半导体层,其中x在约1和约2之间的范围内; 并形成覆盖在半导体层上的MSM顶部电极。ZnOx半导体可以通过许多不同的工艺形成,例如旋涂,直流(DC)溅射,射频(RF)溅射,金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD) )或原子层沉积(ALD)。

    PCMO thin film with resistance random access memory (RRAM) characteristics
    9.
    发明授权
    PCMO thin film with resistance random access memory (RRAM) characteristics 有权
    具有电阻随机存取存储器(RRAM)特性的PCMO薄膜

    公开(公告)号:US07060586B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-13

    申请号:US10836689

    申请日:2004-04-30

    IPC分类号: H01L21/20 H01L29/00

    摘要: PrCaMnO (PCMO) thin films with predetermined memory-resistance characteristics and associated formation processes have been provided. In one aspect the method comprises: forming a Pr3+1−xCa2+xMnO thin film composition, where 0.1

    摘要翻译: 已经提供了具有预定的记忆电阻特性和相关的形成过程的PrCaMnO(PCMO)薄膜。 在一个方面,所述方法包括:形成Pr 3+ 1-x 2 Ca 2 O 3 x MnO薄膜 组成,其中0.1 0.78Mn4+<​​/SUP>0.22O2-2.96 组合, Mn和O离子的比例变化如下:O 2 - (2.96); Mn(3+)+((1-x)+ 8%); 和Mn 4+(x-8%)。 在另一方面,该方法响应于晶体取向在PCMO膜中产生密度。 例如,如果PCMO膜具有(110)取向,则在垂直于(110)取向的平面中产生在每平方英尺5至6.76个Mn原子的范围内的密度。

    System and method for forming a bipolar switching PCMO film
    10.
    发明授权
    System and method for forming a bipolar switching PCMO film 有权
    用于形成双极开关PCMO膜的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07235407B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-26

    申请号:US10855942

    申请日:2004-05-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/00

    摘要: A multi-layer PrxCa1-xMnO3 (PCMO) thin film capacitor and associated deposition method are provided for forming a bipolar switching thin film. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode; depositing a nanocrystalline PCMO layer; depositing a polycrystalline PCMO layer; forming a multi-layer PCMO film with bipolar switching properties; and, forming top electrode overlying the PCMO film. If the polycrystalline layers are deposited overlying the nanocrystalline layers, a high resistance can be written with narrow pulse width, negative voltage pulses. The PCMO film can be reset to a low resistance using a narrow pulse width, positive amplitude pulse. Likewise, if the nanocrystalline layers are deposited overlying the polycrystalline layers, a high resistance can be written with narrow pulse width, positive voltage pulses, and reset to a low resistance using a narrow pulse width, negative amplitude pulse.

    摘要翻译: 提供了多层Pr 1 x 1 x x MnO 3(PCMO)薄膜电容器和相关的沉积方法,用于形成双极开关 薄膜。 该方法包括:形成底部电极; 沉积纳米晶体PCMO层; 沉积多晶的PCMO层; 形成具有双极开关特性的多层PCMO膜; 并且形成覆盖PCMO膜的顶部电极。 如果多晶层沉积在纳米晶层之上,则可以用窄脉冲宽度,负电压脉冲写入高电阻。 PCMO膜可以使用窄脉冲宽度,正幅度脉冲复位为低电阻。 同样,如果纳米晶层沉积在多晶层上,则可以用窄脉冲宽度,正电压脉冲写入高电阻,并使用窄脉冲宽度,负幅度脉冲将其复位为低电阻。