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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Applicant:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Chih-Wei Kuo, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 50/80 (2023.01); H10B 61/00 (2023.01); H10N 50/01 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 50/80 (2023.02); H10B 61/00 (2023.02); H10N 50/01 (2023.02);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device, including steps of forming a dielectric layer comprising a metal line therein on a substrate, forming a magnetic tunneling junction element over the metal line, depositing a silicon nitride cap layer conformally covering the magnetic tunneling junction element and the dielectric layer, depositing a tantalum containing cap layer conformally covering the silicon nitride cap layer, removing parts of the tantalum containing cap layer and the silicon nitride cap layer, and disposing a metal plug directly on the magnetic tunneling junction element.