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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Jong-won Sean Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Derchang Kau, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gianpaolo Spadini, Campbell, CA (US);
Jong-Won Sean Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
DerChang Kau, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gianpaolo Spadini, Campbell, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, methods of fabricating current-confining stack structures in a phase-change memory switch (PCMS) cell are provided. One embodiment shows a method of fabricating a PCMS cell with current in an upper chalcogenide confined in the row and column directions. In one embodiment, methods of fabricating a PCMS cell with sub-lithographic critical dimension memory chalcogenide are shown. In another embodiment, methods of fabricating a PCMS cell with sub-lithographic critical dimension middle electrode heaters are disclosed.