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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 27/2409 (2013.01); H01L 27/2463 (2013.01); H01L 45/126 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/1286 (2013.01); H01L 45/1293 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01); H01L 45/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Integrated circuits and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An integrated circuit includes a lower electrode overlying a substrate, an insulating layer overlying the lower electrode, and an upper electrode overlying the insulating layer. The lower electrode, the insulating layer, and the upper electrode form a stack having a side surface. A phase change spacer is adjacent to the side surface, where the phase change spacer is electrically connected to the lower electrode and the upper electrode.