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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Jun Liu, Boise, ID (US);
Michael P. Violette, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/1246 (2013.01); H01L 45/1253 (2013.01); H01L 45/143 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01); H01L 45/148 (2013.01); H01L 45/1608 (2013.01); H01L 45/1675 (2013.01); H01L 45/1683 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments include methods of forming memory cells. Such methods can include forming a first electrode, a second electrode, and a memory element directly contacting the first and second electrodes. Forming the memory element can include forming a programmable portion of the memory element isolated from the first electrode by a first portion of the memory element and isolated from the second electrode by a second portion of the memory element. Other embodiments are described.