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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Frederick T Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-jinn Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Frederick T Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Jinn Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A phase-change memory cell is proposed. The phase-change memory includes a bottom electrode; a phase-change spacer formed to contact the bottom electrode; an electrical conductive layer having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, wherein the electrical conductive layer electrically connects to the phase-change spacer via the horizontal portion; and a top electrode electrically connected to the electrical conductive layer via the vertical portion of the electrically conductive layer.