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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Bruce, White Plains, NY (US);

Cheng-Wei Cheng, White Plains, NY (US);

Matthew Joseph BrightSky, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01); H10N 70/00 (2023.01); H10N 70/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/8413 (2023.02); H10N 70/011 (2023.02); H10N 70/231 (2023.02); H10N 70/826 (2023.02);
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention provide a semiconductor structure for a phase change memory device that includes a heater element on a bottom electrode that is surrounded by a dielectric material. The phase change memory device includes a metal nitride liner over the heater element, where the metal liner is oxide-free with a desired electrical resistance. The phase change memory device includes a phase change material is over the heater element and the dielectric material and a top electrode is over the phase change material.


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