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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Liang Yi, Singapore, SG;
Chia-Ching Hsu, Yunlin County, TW;
Shen-De Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ko-Chi Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Guoan Du, Singapore, SG;
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a contact structure disposed in a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and having an opening disposed therein, a spacer disposed in the opening and partially covering the contact structure, and a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) disposed on the contact structure and directly contacting the spacer, wherein the RRAM includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a switching resistance layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode.