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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Oscar Van Der Straten, Guilderland Center, NY (US);
Koichi Motoyama, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Joseph F Maniscalco, Greenville, SC (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 50/01 (2023.01); H10B 61/00 (2023.01); H10N 50/80 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 50/01 (2023.02); H10B 61/00 (2023.02); H10N 50/80 (2023.02);
Abstract
An MRAM device is provided. The MRAM device includes a first electrode, an MRAM stack formed on the first electrode, a hardmask structure formed on the MRAM stack, and a second electrode formed on the hardmask structure. A width of an upper portion of the hardmask structure is less than a width of the MRAM stack.