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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Brian S. Doyle, Portland, OR (US);
Yong Ju Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles C. Kuo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
David L. Kencke, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kaan Oguz, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Roksana Golizadeh Mojard, San Jose, CA (US);
Uday Shah, Portland, OR (US);
Brian S. Doyle, Portland, OR (US);
Yong Ju Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles C. Kuo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
David L. Kencke, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kaan Oguz, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Roksana Golizadeh Mojard, San Jose, CA (US);
Uday Shah, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of centering a contact on a layer of a magnetic memory device. In one embodiment, a spacers is formed in an opening surrounding the upper layer and the contact is formed within the spacer. The spacer is formed from an anisotropically etched conformal layer deposited on an upper surface and into the opening.