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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2022
Memory device having a first layer disposed between a memory element and a switching element thereof
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Tomioka, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Sawada, Seoul, KR;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory element provided above a substrate in a first direction perpendicular to a first surface of the substrate; a switching element provided between the substrate and the memory element; and a first layer provided between the memory element and the switching element. The first layer includes at least one selected from the group including boron, carbon, silicon, magnesium, aluminum, scandium, titanium, vanadium, gallium, germanium, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, iridium, and platinum. The first layer includes an air gap.