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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gloria Wing Yun Fraczak, Bellerose, NY (US);
Hiroyuki Miyazoe, White Plains, NY (US);
Kumar Virwani, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/1266 (2013.01); H01L 27/24 (2013.01); H01L 45/08 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/142 (2013.01); H01L 45/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mixed ionic electron conductor (MIEC)-based memory cell access device is provided. The MIEC-based memory cell access device includes a MIEC material portion located between a bottom electrode and a top electrode. A contact area between the MIEC material portion and the bottom electrode is substantially the same as a contact area between the MIEC material portion and the top electrode.