Horizontally oriented and vertically stacked memory cells
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1. A memory device, comprising:
- at least two vertically stacked memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells include;
a memory cell material having a recess formed therein;
a first electrode in direct contact with a single first side of the memory cell material; and
a second electrode in the recess and in direct contact with a single second side of the memory cell material.
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Abstract
Horizontally oriented and vertically stacked memory cells are described herein. One or more method embodiments include forming a vertical stack having a first insulator material, a first memory cell material on the first insulator material, a second insulator material on the first memory cell material, a second memory cell material on the second insulator material, and a third insulator material on the second memory cell material, forming an electrode adjacent a first side of the first memory cell material and a first side of the second memory cell material, and forming an electrode adjacent a second side of the first memory cell material and a second side of the second memory cell material.
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19 Claims
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1. A memory device, comprising:
at least two vertically stacked memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells include; a memory cell material having a recess formed therein; a first electrode in direct contact with a single first side of the memory cell material; and a second electrode in the recess and in direct contact with a single second side of the memory cell material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A memory device, comprising:
a first vertical stack of memory cells and a second vertical stack of memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells in the first and second vertical stacks include; a memory cell material having a recess formed therein; an access device contact in direct contact with a single first side of the memory cell material; and a metal material in the recess and in direct contact with a single second side of the memory cell material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A memory device, comprising:
a first vertical stack of resistive memory cells and a second vertical stack of resistive memory cells, wherein each resistive memory cell in the first and second vertical stacks includes; a resistive memory cell material having a recess formed therein; an electrode in direct contact with a single first side of the resistive memory cell material; and an additional electrode in the recess and in direct contact with a single second side of the resistive memory cell material, wherein each resistive memory cell includes a portion of a different additional electrode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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