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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Tsutomu Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tsutomu Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/00 (2006.01); H01L 47/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device comprises a heater electrode, a phase change portion, and an upper electrode. The phase change portion is connected to the heater electrode in a first direction. The upper electrode has an upper surface, a lower surface and a hole. The hole pierces the upper electrode between the upper and the lower surfaces in the first direction. The hole has an inner wall, which is connected to the phase change portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.