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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Ryoko Miyanaga, Nara, JP;
Takumi Mikawa, Shiga, JP;
Yukio Hayakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takeki Ninomiya, Osaka, JP;
Koji Arita, Osaka, JP;
Ryoko Miyanaga, Nara, JP;
Takumi Mikawa, Shiga, JP;
Yukio Hayakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takeki Ninomiya, Osaka, JP;
Koji Arita, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A current steering element () formed such that the current steering element covers a lower opening () of a via hole () formed in an interlayer insulating layer (), comprises: a corrosion-suppressing layer () formed on a lower side of a lower opening of the via hole such that the corrosion-suppressing layer covers an entire portion of the lower opening; a second electrode layer () formed under the corrosion-suppressing layer and comprising a material different from a material of the corrosion-suppressing layer; a current steering layer () formed under the second electrode layer such that the current steering layer is physically in contact with the second electrode layer; and a first electrode layer () formed under the current steering layer such that the first electrode layer is physically in contact with the current steering layer; and the first electrode layer, the current steering layer and the second electrode layer constitute one of a MSM diode and a MIM diode.