Memory cells having storage elements that share material layers with steering elements and methods of forming the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8969845
APP PUB NO 20140284538A1
SERIAL NO

14299240

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A memory cell is provided that includes a steering element, a metal-insulator-metal stack coupled in series with the steering element, and a conductor above the metal-insulator-metal stack. The steering element includes a diode having an n-region and a p-region. The metal-insulator-metal stack includes a reversible resistivity-switching material between a top electrode and a bottom electrode, and the top electrode includes a highly doped semiconductor material. The memory cell does not include a metal layer disposed between the metal-insulator-metal stack and the conductor. The bottom electrode includes the n-region or the p-region of the diode, and the reversible resistivity-switching material is directly adjacent the n-region or the p-region of the diode. Numerous other aspects are provided.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Yung-Tin Santa Clara, US 70 1313
Hou, Kun Milpitas, US 23 399
Maxwell, Steven Sunnyvale, US 20 439
Mihnea, Andrei San Jose, US 77 1306
Pan, Chuanbin Sunnyvale, US 18 996

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