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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Sheng-Chau Chen, Tainan, TW;

Cheng-Tai Hsiao, Tainan, TW;

Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Chu-Pei, TW;

Hsun-Chung Kuang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments relate to a memory device. The memory device includes a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell disposed on a substrate, the MRAM cell comprises a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) disposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. A sidewall spacer arranged along opposite sidewalls of the MRAM cell. An upper interconnect wire directly contacting an upper surface of the upper electrode along an interface continuously extending from a first outer edge of the sidewall spacer to a second outer edge of the sidewall spacer.


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