NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A non-volatile memory device comprising:
- a substrate;
a first line extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a main surface of the substrate;
a stack comprising N+1 layers (where N≧
1) of first insulator films and N layers of first semiconductor layers, the first insulator films and the first semiconductor layers being alternately stacked above the first line;
a second line formed above the stack and extending in a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the main surface of the substrate and orthogonal to the first direction;
a select element provided at a point where the first line and the second line intersect;
a second insulator film provided along a side surface of the stack;
a channel layer provided along the second insulator film;
an adhesion layer provided along the channel layer; and
a variable resistance material layer provided along the channel layer with the adhesion layer in-between, whereinthe first line and the second line are electrically connected with each other via the select element and the channel layer, anda contact resistance via the adhesion layer between the channel layer and the variable resistance material layer is low, and a resistance of the adhesion layer in a direction in which the channel layer extends is high.
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Abstract
A non-volatile memory device includes: a first line extending along a main surface of a substrate; a stack provided above the first line; a second line formed above the stack; a select element provided where the first and second lines intersect, the select element adapted to pass current in a direction perpendicular to the main surface; a second insulator film provided along a side surface of the stack; a channel layer provided along the second insulator film; an adhesion layer provided along the channel layer; and a variable resistance material layer provided along the adhesion layer, wherein the first and second lines are electrically connected via the select element and channel layer, a contact resistance via the adhesion layer between the channel layer and variable resistance material layer is low, and a resistance of the adhesion layer is high with respect to an extending direction of the channel layer.
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13 Claims
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1. A non-volatile memory device comprising:
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a substrate; a first line extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a main surface of the substrate; a stack comprising N+1 layers (where N≧
1) of first insulator films and N layers of first semiconductor layers, the first insulator films and the first semiconductor layers being alternately stacked above the first line;a second line formed above the stack and extending in a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the main surface of the substrate and orthogonal to the first direction; a select element provided at a point where the first line and the second line intersect; a second insulator film provided along a side surface of the stack; a channel layer provided along the second insulator film; an adhesion layer provided along the channel layer; and a variable resistance material layer provided along the channel layer with the adhesion layer in-between, wherein the first line and the second line are electrically connected with each other via the select element and the channel layer, and a contact resistance via the adhesion layer between the channel layer and the variable resistance material layer is low, and a resistance of the adhesion layer in a direction in which the channel layer extends is high. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-volatile memory device comprising:
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a substrate; a first line extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a main surface of the substrate; a stack comprising N+1 layers (where N≧
1) of first insulator films and N layers of first semiconductor layers, the first insulator films and the first semiconductor layers being alternately stacked above the first line, side surfaces of the first insulator films, which form a portion of a side surface of the stack, being formed so as to be one step recessed relative to side surfaces of the first semiconductor layers;a second line formed above the stack and extending in a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the main surface of the substrate and orthogonal to the first direction; a select element provided at a point where the first line and the second line intersect; a second insulator film provided along the side surface of the stack; a channel layer provided along the second insulator film; an adhesion layer provided only at the same height ranges as the side surfaces of the first insulator films with respect to a direction in which the channel layer extends; and a variable resistance material layer provided along side surfaces of the channel layer and the adhesion layer, wherein the first line and the second line are electrically connected with each other via the select element and the channel layer, and a contact resistance via the adhesion layer between the channel layer and the variable resistance material layer is low, and a resistance of the adhesion layer in the direction in which the channel layer extends is high. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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