Disturb-resistant non-volatile memory device using via-fill and etchback technique
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-027/24
H01L-045/00
출원번호
US-0325289
(2014-07-07)
등록번호
US-9831289
(2017-11-28)
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/ 주소
Herner, Scott Brad
출원인 / 주소
CROSSBAR, INC.
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Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP
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A method of forming a disturb-resistant non volatile memory device includes providing a substrate and forming a first dielectric thereon, forming a first strip of material separated from a second strip of material from a first wiring material, and forming a second dielectric thereon to fill a gap be
A method of forming a disturb-resistant non volatile memory device includes providing a substrate and forming a first dielectric thereon, forming a first strip of material separated from a second strip of material from a first wiring material, and forming a second dielectric thereon to fill a gap between the first and second strips of material. Openings are formed in the second dielectric exposing portions of the first wiring material. Filing the openings by p+ polysilicon contact material, and then an undoped amorphous silicon material, and then a metal material. A second wiring structure is formed thereon to contact the metal material in the openings. Resistive switching cells are formed from the first wiring structure, the second wiring structure, the contact material, the undoped amorphous silicon material, and the metal material.
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1. A non-volatile memory device structure, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface region;a first dielectric material overlying the surface region of the semiconductor substrate;a first cell comprising a first switching region that comprises a resistive switching material and is dispo
1. A non-volatile memory device structure, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface region;a first dielectric material overlying the surface region of the semiconductor substrate;a first cell comprising a first switching region that comprises a resistive switching material and is disposed between a first bottom electrode and a first top electrode, wherein the first bottom electrode comprises a first portion of a conductive contact layer, wherein the conductive contact layer extends from the first cell to a second cell in a first direction overlying a first wiring structure that extends in the first direction overlying the first dielectric material, wherein the first top electrode is in electrical contact with a second wiring structure extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the resistive switching material is disposed in a first via structure of a second dielectric material that is in an intersection region between the first wiring structure and the second wiring structure, and wherein the first via structure has sidewalls that are substantially linear over an entire depth of the first via structure; andthe second cell comprising a second switching region that comprises the resistive switching material and is disposed between a second bottom electrode and a second top electrode, wherein the second bottom electrode comprises a second portion of the conductive contact layer, wherein the second top electrode is in electrical contact with a third wiring structure separated from and parallel to the second wiring structure, and wherein the first via structure comprising the first switching region is physically and electrically isolated from the second via structure comprising the second switching region;wherein the resistive switching material is configured to support formation of a conductive filament from metal material of the first top electrode or the second top electrode. 2. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 1, wherein the first cell and the second cell are provided in an N by M interconnected crossbar array. 3. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 1, wherein the first top electrode and the second top electrode comprise a metal material, respectively disposed above the resistive switching material within the first via structure and within the second via structure, wherein the metal material includes a diffusion characteristic into the resistive switching material in the presence of an electric field. 4. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 3, wherein the metal material includes metal particles selected from a group consisting of: platinum, palladium, nickel, and aluminum. 5. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 1, wherein the conductive contact layer comprises a conductive contact material configured to reduce formation of an interfacial region between the resistive switching material and the first wiring structure. 6. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 5, wherein the conductive contact material is substantially free of defect sites that trap conductive particles. 7. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 5, wherein the conductive contact material comprises p+ polysilicon material and is configured to reduce a number of defect sites at an interface region between the resistive switching silicon material and the p+ polysilicon material. 8. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 7, wherein the resistive switching material comprises an undoped amorphous silicon material and is characterized by a first number of defect sites at regions other than proximate to the interface region, and a second number of defect sites proximate to the interface region wherein the first number is larger than the second number. 9. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 1, wherein the first wiring structure comprises tungsten material, copper material, or aluminum material. 10. The non-volatile memory device structure of claim 1, further comprising an adhesion layer, disposed between the first wiring structure and the first dielectric material, comprising titanium, titanium nitride, tungsten nitride, titanium-material, tungsten-material, or a metal nitride. 11. A semiconductor device including non-volatile memory device structure, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface region and comprising at least one transistor formed thereon;a first dielectric material disposed above the surface region of the semiconductor substrate and above the at least one transistor;a first wiring structure formed above first portions of the first dielectric material but not above second portions of the first dielectric material, wherein the first wiring structure extends in a first lateral direction;a second dielectric material disposed above the first wiring structure and above the second portions of the first dielectric material;a plurality of vias formed within the second dielectric material, wherein a first via of the plurality of vias exposes a first portion of the first wiring structure and a second via of the plurality of vias exposes a second portion of the first wiring structure, wherein the first via has sidewalls that extend in a substantially straight line from a top of the first via to a bottom of the first via;a first non-volatile memory device disposed in contact with the first portion of the first wiring structure within the first via, wherein the first non-volatile memory device comprises a resistive switching material and a metal material, and wherein the resistive switching material and the metal material substantially fill an entirety of the first via;a second non-volatile memory device disposed in contact with the second portion of the first wiring structure within the second via, wherein the second non-volatile memory device comprises the resistive switching material and the metal material, wherein the first non-volatile memory device is electrically isolated from the second non-volatile memory device;a second wiring structure formed above a first portion of the second dielectric material and in contact with the first non-volatile memory device disposed in the first via, wherein the second wiring structure extends in a second lateral direction, wherein the first lateral direction and the second lateral direction are approximately orthogonal; anda third wiring structure formed above a second portion of the second dielectric material and in contact with the second non-volatile memory device disposed in the second via, wherein the third wiring structure extends in the second lateral direction;wherein the resistive switching material is substantially free of dopants; andwherein the first non-volatile memory device is operably coupled to the at least one transistor. 12. The semiconductor device of claim 11, wherein the first non-volatile memory device and the second non-volatile memory device are provided in an N by M interconnected crossbar array. 13. The semiconductor device of claim 11, wherein the metal material includes a diffusion characteristic into the resistive switching material in the presence of an electric field. 14. The semiconductor device of claim 13, wherein the metal material includes metal particles selected from a group consisting of platinum, palladium, nickel, and aluminum. 15. The semiconductor device of claim 11, wherein the first non-volatile memory device also comprises a contact material disposed within the first via between the first portion of the first wiring structure and the resistive switching material. 16. The semiconductor device of claim 15, wherein the contact material is substantially free of defect sites that trap conductive particles. 17. The semiconductor device of claim 15, wherein the contact material comprises p+ polysilicon material and wherein an interface region between the resistive switching material and the contact material is characterized by a reduced number of defect regions compared to other regions of the resistive switching material. 18. The semiconductor device of claim 11, wherein the resistive switching material within the first via includes particles of the metal material diffused from the metal material within the first via. 19. The semiconductor device of claim 11, wherein the first wiring structure comprises a material selected from a group consisting of: tungsten material, copper material, and aluminum material. 20. The semiconductor device of claim 19, wherein the first wiring structure further comprises an adhesion layer selected from a group consisting of: titanium, titanium nitride, tungsten nitride, titanium-material, tungsten-material, and a metal nitride.
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