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Patent No.:

US 9685604 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Wei-Hang Huang, Kaohsiung, TW;

Shih-Chang Liu, Kaohsiung County, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); G11C 11/15 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2013.01); G11C 11/15 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell includes a free layer having a variable magnetic polarity, wherein the free layer has a first width; a pin layer having a fixed magnetic polarity, wherein the pin layer has the first width; a barrier layer located between the pin layer and the free layer, wherein the barrier layer has a second width that is less than the first width; a top electrode layer located above the free layer, the pin layer, and the barrier layer; a bottom electrode layer located beneath the free layer, the pin layer, and the barrier layer; and a capping layer encapsulating a sidewall of the barrier layer.


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