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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Atsushi Himeno, Osaka, JP;
Haruyuki Sorada, Okayama, JP;
Yukio Hayakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takumi Mikawa, Shiga, JP;
Atsushi Himeno, Osaka, JP;
Haruyuki Sorada, Okayama, JP;
Yukio Hayakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takumi Mikawa, Shiga, JP;
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory element according to the present invention includes a first metal line; a plug formed on the first metal line and connected to the first metal line; a stacked structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistance layer, the stacked structure being formed on a plug which is connected to the first electrode; a second metal line formed on the stacked structure and directly connected to the second electrode; and a side wall protective layer which covers the side wall of the stacked structure and has an insulating property and an oxygen barrier property, wherein part of a lower surface of the second metal line is located under an upper surface of the stacked structure.