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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Aichi, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kouchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mayumi Ogasawara, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Aichi, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kouchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mayumi Ogasawara, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A memory component includes: a first electrode; a memory layer; and a second electrode which are provided in that order, wherein the memory layer includes an ion source layer containing aluminum (Al) together with at least one chalcogen element selected from the group consisting of tellurium (Te), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se), and a resistance variable layer provided between the ion source layer and the first electrode and containing an aluminum oxide and at least one of a transition metal oxide and a transition metal oxynitride having a lower resistance than the aluminum oxide.