Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dielectric doped, Sb-rich GST phase change memory
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Application No.: US15587085Application Date: 2017-05-04
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Publication No.: US10050196B1Publication Date: 2018-08-14
- Inventor: Huai-Yu Cheng , Hsiang-Lan Lung
- Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
- Main IPC: G11C11/00
- IPC: G11C11/00 ; H01L45/00 ; H01L27/24 ; G11C13/00

Abstract:
Phase change memory materials in a dielectric-doped, antimony-rich GST family of materials which are antimony rich relative to GST-225, are described that have speed, retention and endurance characteristics suitable for storage class data storage A memory device includes an array of memory cells, where each memory cell includes a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to a memory element. The memory element comprises a body of phase change memory material that comprises a combination of Ge, Sb, and Te with a dielectric additive in amounts effective to provide a crystallization transition temperature greater than to 160° C., greater that 170° C. in some effective examples and greater than 190° C. in other effective examples. A controller is coupled to the array, and configured to execute set operations and reset operations for memory cells in the array.
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