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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Munehiro Tada, Tokyo, JP;
Toshitsugu Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromitsu Hada, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Banno, Tokyo, JP;
Munehiro Tada, Tokyo, JP;
Toshitsugu Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromitsu Hada, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Banno, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a multilevel wiring layer structure on the semiconductor substrate; and a variable resistance element in the multilevel wiring layer structure, wherein the variable resistance element comprises a variable resistance element film whose resistance changes between a top electrode and a bottom electrode, wherein the multilevel wiring layer structure comprises at least a wiring electrically connected to the bottom electrode and a plug electrically connected to the top electrode, and wherein the wiring also serves as the bottom electrode.