TWI497787B - 具有熱侷限間隔物之相變化記憶胞 - Google Patents

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TWI497787B
TWI497787B TW102122480A TW102122480A TWI497787B TW I497787 B TWI497787 B TW I497787B TW 102122480 A TW102122480 A TW 102122480A TW 102122480 A TW102122480 A TW 102122480A TW I497787 B TWI497787 B TW I497787B
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  1. 一種製造一記憶裝置的方法，包含：形成一電極材料於一側壁特徵的較低部分，該側壁特徵位於一圖案化絕緣層之側面上；形成一記憶材料層於該側壁特徵的較高部分，該記憶材料層具有第一側及與該第一側相對的第二側，該記憶材料與該電極材料的一上表面接觸；將該記憶材料層的該第二側覆蓋一絕緣填充材料，因此定義一記憶材料限制層於該圖案化絕緣層與該絕緣填充材料之間；將該記憶材料限制層的一上表面裸露出來；形成一電極於該記憶材料限制層及該絕緣填充材料之上，且與該記憶材料限制層的該上表面接觸；以及其中一圖案化絕緣層的該側壁特徵包括一溝渠的一側壁，且該形成一電極材料於一側壁特徵的較低部分的步驟包含：將該圖案化絕緣層中的溝渠墊上該電極材料；非均向性蝕刻該電極材料以保留該電極材料於該側壁；使用一絕緣材料填充該溝渠中的該側壁之該電極材料之上；以及蝕刻該絕緣材料的一較高部分及該側壁之該電極材料以在該溝渠中形成一凹陷而保留該電極材料於該側壁的該較低部分，且裸露該側壁的該較高部分。
  2. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，包括藉由沈積一絕緣層料層於一接點陣列之上及蝕刻該絕緣層料層以定義包括側壁特徵與其下的該接點陣列對準的一圖案而形成該圖案化絕緣層。
  3. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，其中該記憶材料限制層的厚度小於7.5奈米。
  4. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，其中於該溝渠墊上該電極材料的步驟包含沈積該電極材料於該圖案化絕緣層及該溝渠之上。
  5. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，其中蝕刻該電極材料的步驟包含除去該溝渠中的一中央部分及該溝渠外的該電極材料而保留墊於該溝渠的該側壁之上的該電極材料層。
  6. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，其中填充該溝渠的步驟包含將該填充材料填入該溝渠中的該中央部分以形成一第一填充結構，且平坦化該第一填充結構以形成將該電極材料層的一上表面裸露出來的一表面。
  7. 如申請專利範圍第1項之方法，其中該記憶材料限制層包含一相變化材料。
  8. 如申請專利範圍第2項之方法，更包含形成一個與該接點陣列耦接的一存取裝置陣列。
  9. 一種記憶裝置，包含：具有上表面的一接點陣列；一圖案化絕緣層於該接點陣列之上，該圖案化絕緣層包括側壁特徵與該接點陣列中複數個接點的該些上表面對準；複數個底電極，該複數個底電極包括各自的側壁電極層於該側壁特徵的較低部分而與該複數個接點各自的該些上表面接觸，且具有電極上表面；一第一絕緣填充材料鄰設於該些側壁極層及該些底電極介於該第一絕緣填充材料與該圖案化絕緣層之間；一第二絕緣填充材料，其係形成為一自該第一絕緣填充材料之隔離元件，並係覆蓋該第一絕緣填充材料，以鄰設於該些側壁特徵之較高部分；該第一絕緣填充材料與該第二絕緣填充材料具有大致相同介於該圖案化絕緣層之兩相鄰側壁特徵之寬度；以及複數個記憶元件，該複數個記憶元件包括一記憶材料限制層介於該些側壁特徵的較高部分與該第二絕緣填充材料之間，該記憶元件與該複數個底電極的該電極上表面接觸，及於該些複數個記憶元件中的各個記憶元件之一部分係與該些複數個底電極中之兩相鄰底電極 相接觸。
  10. 如申請專利範圍第9項之記憶裝置，其中該記憶材料限制層的厚度小於7.5奈米。
  11. 如申請專利範圍第9項之記憶裝置，其中該圖案化絕緣層包括一溝渠，該溝渠具有相對於側壁的第一側及第二側，且該側壁特徵包括該溝渠的相對側壁。
  12. 如申請專利範圍第9項之記憶裝置，其中該些複數個記憶元件分別具有一介於該第一絕緣填充材料與該第二絕緣填充材料之間之記憶材料層，且其係自該對應之側壁特徵延伸遠離。
  13. 如申請專利範圍第11項之記憶裝置，更包括一記憶材料層自該記憶元件中在該第一相對側壁的該記憶材料限制層延伸通過該溝渠的該寬度而至該記憶元件中在該第二相對側壁的該記憶材料限制層。
  14. 如申請專利範圍第9項之記憶裝置，其中該記憶材料限制層包含一相變化材料。
  15. 如申請專利範圍第9項之記憶裝置，更包含與該接點陣列耦接的一存取裝置陣列。
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