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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2019
Applicant:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Chih-Wei Kuo, Tainan, TW;
Meng-Jun Wang, Taichung, TW;
Yi-Wei Tseng, New Taipei, TW;
Yu-Tsung Lai, Tainan, TW;
Jiunn-Hsiung Liao, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary 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 43/12 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; a metal interconnection on and directly contacting the MTJ; a second IMD layer on the first IMD layer and around the metal interconnection; and a metal oxide layer on the second IMD layer and around the metal interconnection.