Phase change memory device and manufacturing method
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1. A phase change memory device comprising:
- a memory cell access layer; and
a memory cell layer, operably coupled to the memory cell access layer, comprising a phase change memory cell, said memory cell comprising;
first and second opposed, spaced apart contact elements, respectively;
a phase change element positioned between the first and second contact elements and electrically coupling the first and second contact elements to one another;
the phase change element having a width, a length and a thickness, the length measured between the first and second contact elements and the width measured perpendicular to the length;
each of the length, the thickness and the width being less than a minimum lithographic feature size used to form the phase change memory cell; and
the first and second contact elements and the phase change element therebetween defining a memory cell arrangement extending generally parallel to the memory cell access layer.
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A phase change memory device comprises a photolithographically formed phase change memory cell having first and second electrodes and a phase change element positioned between and electrically coupling the opposed contact elements of the electrodes to one another. The phase change element has a width, a length and a thickness. The length, the thickness and the width are less than a minimum photolithographic feature size of the process used to form the phase change memory cell. The size of the photoresist masks used in forming the memory cell may be reduced so that the length and the width of the phase change element are each less than the minimum photolithographic feature size.
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1. A phase change memory device comprising:
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a memory cell access layer; and a memory cell layer, operably coupled to the memory cell access layer, comprising a phase change memory cell, said memory cell comprising; first and second opposed, spaced apart contact elements, respectively; a phase change element positioned between the first and second contact elements and electrically coupling the first and second contact elements to one another; the phase change element having a width, a length and a thickness, the length measured between the first and second contact elements and the width measured perpendicular to the length; each of the length, the thickness and the width being less than a minimum lithographic feature size used to form the phase change memory cell; and the first and second contact elements and the phase change element therebetween defining a memory cell arrangement extending generally parallel to the memory cell access layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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