CONTACTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

CONTACTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A memory device includes a number of memory cells and a dielectric layer formed over the memory cells. The memory device also includes contacts formed in the dielectric layer and spacers formed adjacent the side surfaces of the contacts. The spacers may inhibit leakage currents from the contacts.

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Hauptverfasser: CHANG KUO-TUNG, NGO MINH VAN, JOSHI AMOL RAMESH, HUI ANGELA T, LI WENMEI
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:A memory device includes a number of memory cells and a dielectric layer formed over the memory cells. The memory device also includes contacts formed in the dielectric layer and spacers formed adjacent the side surfaces of the contacts. The spacers may inhibit leakage currents from the contacts.