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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Itai, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Matsuzawa, Kamakura Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Nakayama, Kuwana Mie, JP;
Hiroyuki Kanaya, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Hideyuki Sugiyama, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switching element includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a switching material layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and formed of an insulating material containing an additional element. The switching material layer includes a first interface region including a first interface between the first conductive layer and the switching material layer and a second interface region including a second interface between the second conductive layer and the switching material layer. A concentration of the additional element in the switching material layer has a first peak in the first interface region.