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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Heng Wu, Guilderland, NY (US);
Dimitri Houssameddine, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Huai Huang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Tianji Zhou, Albany, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A second BEOL layer including a via dielectric layer surrounding a via including an upper metal stud and a lower metal stud separated by a liner, and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack aligned above the via. A first back end of line (BEOL) layer including a BEOL dielectric layer surrounding a BEOL metal layer, a second BEOL layer including a via dielectric layer surrounding a via including an upper metal stud and a lower metal stud separated by a liner, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack aligned above the via. Forming a via dielectric layer as a second back end of line (BEOL) layer, an opening, a lower metal stud in the opening, a liner on the lower metal stud and on exposed side surfaces of the opening, an upper metal stud in remaining portions of the opening, and forming a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack aligned above.