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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 63/00 (2023.01); H10B 61/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 63/24 (2023.02); H10B 61/10 (2023.02);
Abstract
A memory device is provided. The memory device includes memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes: a resistance variable storage device; and a selector. The selector is stacked with the resistance variable storage device and coupled to the resistance variable storage device with a shared terminal, and includes a switching layer formed of a chalcogenide compound. A thickness of the switching layer is equal to or less than about 5 nm.