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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Injo Ok, Loudonville, NY (US);
Andrew Herbert Simon, Fishkill, NY (US);
Kevin W. Brew, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Muthumanickam Sankarapandian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steven Michael McDermott, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Nicole Saulnier, Slingerlands, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A phase change memory bridge cell comprising a dielectric layer located on top of a at least one electrode, wherein a trench is located in the dielectric layer. A first liner located at the bottom of the trench in the dielectric layer and the first liner is located on the sidewalls of the dielectric layer that forms the sidewalls of the trench. A phase change memory material located on top of the first liner, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is aligned with a top surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is located adjacent to and surrounding the vertical sidewalls of the phase change memory material, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is flush with a top surface of the dielectric layer.