The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A memory device including a first conductive line on a substrate and extending in a first horizontal direction; a second conductive line on the first conductive line and extending in a second horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; and a memory cell between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, the memory cell including a variable resistance memory layer, a buffer resistance layer, and a switch material pattern, extending in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, and having a tapered shape with a decreasing horizontal width along the vertical direction, wherein at least a part of the variable resistance memory layer and at least a part of the buffer resistance layer of the memory cell are at a same vertical level.