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Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Hsing-Lien Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Fu-Ting Sung, Taoyuan, TW;

Ching Ju Yang, Hsinchu, TW;

Chii-Ming Wu, Hsinchu County, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/00 (2023.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); H10B 63/00 (2023.01); H10N 70/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/841 (2023.02); G11C 13/0007 (2013.01); H10B 63/30 (2023.02); H10N 70/253 (2023.02); H10N 70/826 (2023.02); H10N 70/883 (2023.02);
Abstract

A method for forming a semiconductor memory structure include forming a pillar structure. The pillar structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a data storage material layer between the first and second conducive layers. A sidewall of the first conductive layer, a sidewall of the data storage layer and a sidewall of the second conductive layer are exposed. An oxygen-containing plasma treatment is performed on the pillar structure to form hydrophilic surfaces of the sidewall of the first conductive layer, the sidewall of the data storage layer and the sidewall of the second conductive layer. An encapsulation layer is formed over the pillar structure and the dielectric layer. The encapsulation layer is in contact with the hydrophilic surfaces of the sidewall of the first conductive layer, the sidewall of the data storage layer and the sidewall of the second conductive layer.


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