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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Semyon D. Savransky, Newark, CA (US);
Ilya Karpov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Semyon D. Savransky, Newark, CA (US);
Ilya Karpov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a phase change memory includes forming a phase change memory cell by forming a phase change layer between two switching layers. The phase change layer is separated from thermal heat sinks, such as the bitline or wordline, by the switching layers.