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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Bijesh Rajamohanan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Juan Saenz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Alvaro Padilla, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohsen Purahmad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ashot Melik-Martirosian, San Jose, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method is provided that includes providing a memory device including a first word line, a vertical bit line, a non-volatile memory material disposed between the first word line and the vertical bit line, and a memory cell disposed between the first word line and the vertical bit line. The first word line has a first height. The method further includes forming one or more conductive filaments in the memory cell. The one or more conductive filaments are substantially confined to a filament region having a second height less than the first height and disposed substantially about a vertical center of the memory cell.