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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Tetramem Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Minxian Zhang, Amherst, MA (US);
Ning Ge, Danville, CA (US);
TetraMem Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to resistive random-access memory (RRAM) devices. In some embodiments, a RRAM device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a switching oxide layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the switching oxide layer comprises at least one transition metal oxide. The second electrode may include a first layer comprising a first metallic material and a second layer comprising a second metallic material. In some embodiments, the first metallic material and the second metallic material may include titanium and tantalum, respectively. In some embodiments, the second electrode may include an alloy of tantalum. The alloy of tantalum may contain one or more of hafnium, molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, and/or zirconium. In some embodiments, the alloy of tantalum contains a plurality of alloys of tantalum.