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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Akiyoshi Seko, Tokyo, JP;
Natsuki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An area where a lower electrode is in contact with a variable resistance material needs to be reduced to lower the power consumption of a variable resistance memory device. The present invention is to provide a method of producing a variable resistance memory element whereby the lower electrode can be formed smaller. Combining an anisotropic etching process with an isotropic etching process enables the lower electrode to be formed smaller.