JP7828700B2 - 磁気頂部コンタクトを含むmram - Google Patents
磁気頂部コンタクトを含むmramInfo
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Description
Claims (9)
- 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)構造体であって、
拡散バリアと、
前記拡散バリアの上方の磁気トンネル接合スタックと、
前記磁気トンネル接合スタックと頂部コンタクトとの間に配置された平坦な磁気ライナであって、強磁性材料を含む、前記磁気ライナと、
前記磁気ライナと前記磁気トンネル接合スタックとの間に配置された金属と
を備え、前記磁気ライナは、トレンチまたはビア内で前記金属の頂面上に前記金属の頂面に整合して配置される、構造体。 - 前記強磁性材料が、コバルト、ニッケル、鉄、希土類元素からなる群から選択された少なくとも1つの材料を含む、請求項1に記載の構造体。
- 前記強磁性材料の厚さが1nm~20nmである、請求項1または2に記載の構造体。
- 前記頂部コンタクトと前記磁気ライナとの間に拡散ライナをさらに含む、請求項1ないし3のいずれか一項に記載の構造体。
- 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)構造体であって、
磁気トンネル接合スタックと、
前記磁気トンネル接合スタックと頂部コンタクトとの間に配置された磁気ライナであって、強磁性材料を含む、前記磁気ライナと、
前記磁気ライナと前記磁気トンネル接合スタックとの間に配置された金属と、
を備え、
前記磁気ライナが前記金属の側面に接触して配置されている、
構造体。 - 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)構造体を形成する方法であって、
拡散バリアを形成することと、
前記拡散バリアの上方に磁気トンネル接合スタックを形成することと、
前記磁気トンネル接合スタックの上方に平坦な磁気ライナを形成することと、
前記磁気ライナの上方に頂部コンタクトを形成することであって、前記磁気ライナが強磁性材料を含む、前記形成することと
を含み、前記方法は、
前記磁気ライナと前記磁気トンネル接合スタックとの間に金属ハード・マスクを形成することをさらに含み、前記磁気ライナを形成することは、トレンチまたはビア内で前記金属ハード・マスクの頂面上に前記金属ハード・マスクの頂面に整合して前記磁気ライナを形成することを含む、方法。 - 前記強磁性材料が、コバルト、ニッケル、鉄、希土類元素からなる群から選択された少なくとも1つの材料を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)構造体を形成する方法であって、
磁気トンネル接合スタックを形成することと、
前記磁気トンネル接合スタックの上方に磁気ライナを形成することと、
前記磁気ライナの上方に頂部コンタクトを形成することであって、前記磁気ライナが強磁性材料を含む、前記形成することと、
前記磁気ライナと前記磁気トンネル接合スタックとの間に金属ハード・マスクを形成することと、
前記金属ハード・マスクの頂面に配置された前記磁気ライナの一部を除去することと、
を含む、方法。 - 前記磁気ライナの厚さが1nm~20nmである、請求項6ないし8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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