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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Yung-tin Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chuanbin Pan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrei Mihnea, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Maxwell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kun Hou, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yung-Tin Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chuanbin Pan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrei Mihnea, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Maxwell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kun Hou, Milpitas, CA (US);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a memory cell is provided that includes a storage element formed from an MIM stack including (1) a first conductive layer; (2) an RRS layer formed above the first conductive layer; and (3) a second conductive layer formed above the RRS layer, at least one of the first and second conductive layers comprising a first semiconductor material layer. The memory cell includes a steering element coupled to the storage element, the steering element formed from the first semiconductor material layer of the MIM stack and one or more additional material layers. Numerous other aspects are provided.