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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Chung-Yen Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/00 (2023.01); H10B 63/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/063 (2023.02); H10B 63/30 (2023.02); H10N 70/021 (2023.02); H10N 70/826 (2023.02); H10N 70/841 (2023.02); H10N 70/8833 (2023.02); G11C 2213/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a memory device is provided. The method including forming a memory cell stack over a substrate. The memory cell stack includes a bottom metal layer, a top metal layer, and a data storage layer disposed between the bottom metal layer and the top metal layer. The memory cell stack is patterned such that sidewalls of the data storage layer, sidewalls of the top metal layer, and sidewalls of the bottom metal layer are substantially aligned and are slanted at a non-zero angle. A top electrode is formed over the top metal layer.