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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Jung-hyun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Jung-hyun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device having an ion conductive layer, and methods of fabricating and operating the same are disclosed. The non-volatile memory device may include a substrate, a switching element formed in the substrate, and a storage node connected to the switching element, the storage node may include a lower electrode connected to the switching element, and used as an ion source; a data storage layer formed on the lower electrode, a portion thereof being spaced from the lower electrode; a side electrode spaced from the lower electrode, a side surface thereof being connected to a portion of the data storage layer spaced from the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed on the data storage layer, or may include a lower electrode connected to the switching element, and used as an ion source; and a data storage layer formed on the lower electrode; an upper electrode formed on the data storage layer.