IP Library Granted Patent US 9,246,086
Granted Patent B2
US 9,246,086 · App. 14/044,696 · Granted Jan 26, 2016

Conductive bridge memory system and method of manufacture thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,246,086
App. No.
14/044,696
Granted
Jan 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A conductive bridge memory system and method of manufacture thereof including: providing a dielectric layer having a hole on a bottom electrode, the hole over the bottom electrode; forming an ionic source layer in the hole and over the bottom electrode including: depositing a reactivation layer over the bottom electrode, depositing a first ion source layer on the reactivation layer, depositing another of the reactivation layer on the first ion source layer, depositing a second ion source layer on the another of the reactivation layer; and forming an upper electrode on the ionic source layer.

Claims (46)

1. A method of manufacture of a conductive bridge memory system comprising:

providing a dielectric layer having a hole on a bottom electrode, the hole over the bottom electrode;

forming an ionic source layer in the hole and over the bottom electrode including:

depositing a reactivation layer over the bottom electrode,

depositing a first ion source layer on the reactivation layer,

depositing another of the reactivation layer on the first ion source layer,

depositing a second ion source layer on the another of the reactivation layer; and

forming an upper electrode on the ionic source layer.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising forming a resistance change layer in the hole and on the bottom electrode.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein depositing the first ion source layer includes:

depositing an early transition metal; and

depositing a chalcogen.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein depositing the second ion source layer includes:

depositing a late transition metal; and

depositing a chalcogen.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein depositing the reactivation layer includes:

depositing an early main group metal; and

depositing a chalcogen.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

forming a resistance change layer in the hole and on the bottom electrode; wherein:

depositing the reactivation layer includes depositing an early main group metal and a chalcogen;

depositing the first ion source layer includes depositing an early transition metal and a chalcogen; and

depositing the second ion source layer includes depositing a late transition metal and a chalcogen.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising connecting a transistor to the bottom electrode.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein depositing the first ion source layer includes:

depositing zirconium; and

depositing tellurium.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein depositing the second ion source layer includes:

depositing copper; and

depositing tellurium.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein depositing the reactivation layer includes:

depositing aluminum; and

depositing tellurium.

11. A method of manufacture of a conductive bridge memory system comprising:

providing a dielectric layer having a hole on a bottom electrode, the hole over the bottom electrode;

forming a resistance change layer in the hole and on the bottom electrode;

forming an ionic source layer in the hole and on the resistance change layer including:

depositing a reactivation layer, having aluminum telluride, on the resistance change layer,

depositing a first ion source layer, having zirconium telluride, on the reactivation layer,

depositing another of the reactivation layer on the first ion source layer,

depositing a second ion source layer, having copper telluride, on the another of the reactivation layer; and

forming an upper electrode on the ionic source layer.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein forming the ionic source layer includes depositing materials by chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein depositing the first ion source layer having zirconium telluride includes providing a zirconium precursor having the general chemical formula of Zr(NR 2 ) 4 in a chemical vapor deposition process.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein depositing the second ion source layer having copper telluride includes reactivating a surface of the first ion source layer having zirconium telluride with the reactivation layer having aluminum telluride.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein depositing the second ion source layer having copper telluride includes providing a copper precursor in a chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition process.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040419/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: MARSH, EUGENE; QUICK, TIM
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031332/0884 →