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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/02 (2006.01); H01L 47/00 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/08 (2013.01); H01L 45/12 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/146 (2013.01); H01L 45/1608 (2013.01); H01L 45/1641 (2013.01); G11C 13/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer, a metal oxide layer disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and at least one oxygen control layer disposed between the metal oxide layer and at least one of the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The at least one oxygen control layer has a graded oxygen content.