Phase-change random access memory and process for producing same
AssigneeRenesas Technology Corp.
InventorsHiroshi Moriya, Tomio Iwasaki
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a phase-change random access memory which hardly causes the peeling of a phase-change film in a production process. In the present invention, the surface of an insulating film around the phase-change film is positioned to a more substrate side than an interface between the insulating film and the phase-change film on the insulating film is.
Claims10
A process for producing a phase-change random access memory comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a bottom electrode embedded in an insulating film on a substrate;
- (b) forming a phase-change film which has different specific resistance values from each other depending on the phase, on the insulating film so as to cover the bottom electrode;
- (c) forming an electroconductive film on the phase-change film;
- (d) etching the electroconductive film and forming a top electrode on the bottom electrode;
- (e) after the step (d), removing the phase-change film existing around the top electrode by etching;
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- (f) after the step (e), etching the film around the phase-change film to position the surface of the insulating film around the phase-change film to a more substrate side than an interface between the insulating film and the phase-change film is positioned.
A phase-change random access memory having a bottom electrode provided so as to be embedded in an insulating film on a substrate, a phase-change film which can assume different specific resistance values from each other depending on the phase and is provided on the insulating film so as to cover the bottom electrode, and a top electrode provided on the phase-change film, wherein the surface of the insulating film around the phase-change film is positioned to a more substrate side than an interface with the phase-change film is.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.