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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Suzette K. Pangrle, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven Avanzino, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sameer Haddad, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Vanbuskirk, Saratoga, CA (US);
Manuj Rathor, Milpitas, CA (US);
James Xie, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Song, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christie Marrian, San Jose, CA (US);
Bryan Choo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Fei Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Shields, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Suzette K. Pangrle, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven Avanzino, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sameer Haddad, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael VanBuskirk, Saratoga, CA (US);
Manuj Rathor, Milpitas, CA (US);
James Xie, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Song, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christie Marrian, San Jose, CA (US);
Bryan Choo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Fei Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Shields, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A present method of fabricating a memory device includes the steps of providing a dielectric layer, providing an opening in the dielectric layer, providing a first conductive body in the opening, providing a switching body in the opening, the first conductive body and switching body filling the opening, and providing a second conductive body over the switching body. In an alternate embodiment, a second dielectric layer is provided over the first-mentioned dielectric layer, and the switching body is provided in an opening in the second dielectric layer.