Memory device and fabrication method thereof
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1. A memory device, comprising:
- a substrate having a memory region and a logic region, wherein the substrate comprises a metallization pattern therein;
an etch stop layer over the substrate, wherein the etch stop layer has a first portion over the memory region and a second portion over the logic region;
a protective layer covering the first portion of the etch stop layer, wherein the protective layer does not cover the second portion of the etch stop layer; and
a resistance switching element over the memory region, wherein the resistance switching element is electrically connected to the metallization pattern through the etch stop layer and the protective layer.
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Abstract
A memory device includes a substrate, an etch stop layer, a protective layer, and a resistance switching element. The substrate has a memory region and a logic region, and includes a metallization pattern therein. The etch stop layer is over the substrate, and has a first portion over the memory region and a second portion over the logic region. The protective layer covers the first portion of the etch stop layer. The protective layer does not cover the second portion of the etch stop layer. The resistance switching element is over the memory region, and the resistance switching element is electrically connected to the metallization pattern through the etch stop layer and the protective layer.
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1. A memory device, comprising:
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a substrate having a memory region and a logic region, wherein the substrate comprises a metallization pattern therein; an etch stop layer over the substrate, wherein the etch stop layer has a first portion over the memory region and a second portion over the logic region; a protective layer covering the first portion of the etch stop layer, wherein the protective layer does not cover the second portion of the etch stop layer; and a resistance switching element over the memory region, wherein the resistance switching element is electrically connected to the metallization pattern through the etch stop layer and the protective layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A memory device, comprising:
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a substrate having a memory region and a logic region, wherein the substrate comprises a metallization pattern therein; an etch stop layer over the substrate, wherein the etch stop layer has a first portion over the memory region and a second portion over the logic region; a protective layer extending along a top surface of the first portion of the etch stop layer and terminating prior to reaching a top surface of the second portion of the etch stop layer; and a resistance switching element over the memory region, wherein the resistance switching element is electrically connected to the metallization pattern through the first portion of the etch stop layer and the protective layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for fabricating a memory device, comprising:
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forming an etch stop layer over a substrate; forming a protective layer over the etch stop layer, wherein the protective layer has a first portion over a memory region of the substrate and a second portion over a logic region of the substrate; forming a resistance switching element over the first portion of the protective layer; forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the resistance switching element and the first and second portions of the protective layer; and etching the interlayer dielectric layer to expose the second portion of the protective layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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