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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:

Dong Ho Anh, Seoul, KR;

Tae-yon Lee, Seoul, KR;

Ki Bum Kim, Seoul, KR;

Byung-ki Cheong, Seoul, KR;

Dae-hwan Kang, Seoul, KR;

Jeung-hyun Jeong, Seoul, KR;

IN Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Taek Sung Lee, Seoul, KR;

Won Mok Kim, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Dong Ho Anh, Seoul, KR;

Tae-Yon Lee, Seoul, KR;

Ki Bum Kim, Seoul, KR;

Byung-ki Cheong, Seoul, KR;

Dae-Hwan Kang, Seoul, KR;

Jeung-hyun Jeong, Seoul, KR;

In Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Taek Sung Lee, Seoul, KR;

Won Mok Kim, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a phase change memory cell comprising (GeSbTe)(RSTe)solid solution, the solid solution being formed from a Ge—Sb—Te based alloy and a ternary metal alloy R—S—Te sharing same crystal structure as the Ge—Sb—Te based alloy. A nonvolatile phase change memory cell in accordance with the present invention provides many advantages such as high speed, high data retention, and multi-bit operation.


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