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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tian Shen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Heng Wu, Guilderland, NY (US);
Kevin W. Brew, Albany, NY (US);
Jingyun Zhang, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 45/126 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is presented for improved linearity of a phase change memory (PCM) cell structure. The method includes forming a bottom electrode over a substrate, constructing a PCM stack including a plurality of PCM layers each having a different crystallization temperature over the bottom electrode, and forming a top electrode over the PCM stack. The crystallization temperature varies in an ascending order from the bottom electrode to the top electrode.