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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2021
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique ET Aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Paolo Giuseppe Cappelletti, Seveso, IT;
Gabriele Navarro, Moirans, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); H01L 45/126 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01); G11C 2013/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Phase-change memory cells and methods of manufacturing and operating phase-change memory cells are provided. In at least one embodiment, a phase-change memory cell includes a heater and a stack. The stack includes at least one germanium layer or a nitrogen doped germanium layer, and at least one layer of a first alloy including germanium, antimony, and tellurium. A resistive layer is located between the heater and the stack.