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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Riichiro Takaishi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hidenori Miyagawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shosuke Fujii, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A resistance random access memory device according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a variable resistance film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes material selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, zinc, gold, titanium, nickel, cobalt, tantalum, aluminum, and bismuth, alloys thereof, and silicides thereof. The variable resistance film includes silicon oxynitride. The variable resistance film includes a first resistance change layer having a first nitrogen concentration and a second resistance change layer having a second nitrogen concentration lower than the first nitrogen concentration.