Abstract:
A process for manufacturing an array of bipolar transistors, wherein deep field insulation regions (26) of dielectric material are formed in a semiconductor body (21), thereby defining a plurality of active areas (22), insulated from each other and a plurality of bipolar transistors are formed in each active area. In particular, in each active area, a first conduction region (24) is formed at a distance from the surface of the semiconductor body (21); a control region (25) is formed on the first conduction region (24); and, in each control region, at least two second conduction regions (31) and at least one control contact region (36) are formed. The control contact region (36) is interposed between the second conduction regions (31) and at least two surface field insulation regions (29) are thermally grown in each active area (22) between the control contact region (36) and the second conduction regions (31).
Abstract:
A phase change memory cell includes a phase change region of a phase change material, a heating element (30) of a resistive material, arranged in contact with the phase change region (33') and a memory element (35) formed in said phase change region at a contact area with the heating element (30). The contact area is in the form of a frame that has a width of sublithographic extent (S) and, preferably, a sublithographic maximum external dimension. The heating element (30) includes a hollow elongated portion which is arranged in contact with the phase change region (33').
Abstract:
A memory device (20) of a phase change type, wherein a memory cell (2) has a memory element (3) of calcogenic material switcheable between at least two phases associated with two different states of the memory cell. A write stage (24) is connected to the memory cell and has a capacitive circuit (35) configured to generate a discharge current used as write current having no constant portion and causing the memory cell (2) to change state.
Abstract:
A phase change memory device with memory cells (2) formed by a phase change memory element (3) and a selection switch (4) . A reference cell (2a) formed by an own phase change memory element (3a) and an own selection switch (4a) is associated to a group (7) of memory cells to be read. An electrical quantity of the group of memory cells is compared with an analogous electrical quantity of the reference cell, thereby compensating any drift in the properties of the memory cells.
Abstract:
A vertical MOSFET transistor, formed in a body (13) of semiconductor material having a surface and housing a buried conductive region (19) of a first conductivity type; a channel region (29) of a second conductivity type, arranged on top of the buried conductive region; a surface conductive region (26, 35c) of the first conductivity type, arranged on top of the channel region (29) and the buried conductive region (19); a gate insulation region (22), extending at the sides of and contiguous to the channel region (29); and a gate region (23, 35d) extending at the sides of and contiguous to the gate insulation region (22).
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a phase change memory array, includes the steps of: forming a plurality of PCM cells (33), arranged in rows and columns; and forming a plurality of resistive bit lines (35) for connecting PCM cells (33) arranged on a same column, each resistive bit lines (35) comprising a respective phase change material portion (31'), covered by a respective barrier portion (32'). After forming the resistive bit lines (35), electrical connection structures (45, 52) for the resistive bit lines (35) are formed directly in contact with the barrier portions (32') of the resistive bit lines (35).
Abstract:
The phase-change nonvolatile memory array (8) is formed by a plurality of memory cells (10, 10') extending in a first and in a second direction orthogonal to each other. A plurality of column-selection lines (11) extend parallel to the first direction. A plurality of word-selection lines (12) extend parallel to the second direction. Each memory cell (10, 10') includes a PCM storage element (15) and a selection transistor (16). A first terminal of the selection transistor is connected to a first terminal of the PCM storage element, and the control terminal of the selection transistor is connected to a respective word-selection line (12). A second terminal of the PCM storage element (15) is connected to a respective column-selection line (11), and a second terminal of the selection transistor (16) is connected to a reference-potential region (18) while reading and programming the memory cells (10, 10').