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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Watson Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Fu-Ting Sung, Yangmei, TW;
Hsia-Wei Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yu-Wen Liao, New Taipei, TW;
Wen-Ting Chu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a first electrode comprising a first metallic material; a memory film including at least one dielectric metal oxide material and contacting the first electrode; and a second electrode comprising a second metallic material and contacting the memory film. The memory film includes a center region having a first average atomic ratio of a passivation element to oxygen that is less than 0.01, and includes a peripheral region having a second average atomic ratio of the passivation element to oxygen that is greater than 0.05.