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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Hsiang-lan Lung, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Chieh-fang Chen, Banciao, TW;
Hsiang-Lan Lung, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Chieh-Fang Chen, Banciao, TW;
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Memory cells are described along with methods for manufacturing. A memory cell described herein includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode overlying the bottom electrode, a via having a sidewall extending from a bottom electrode to a top electrode, and a memory element electrically coupling the bottom electrode to the top electrode. The memory element has an outer surface contacting a dielectric sidewall spacer that is on the sidewall of the via, and comprises a stem portion on the bottom electrode and a cup portion on the stem portion. A fill material is within an interior defined by an inner surface of the cup portion of the memory element.
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