Method of manufacturing nonvolatile memory device

US8927331B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8927331-B2
Application numberUS-201213997818-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 9, 2012
Priority dateMar 10, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes: forming a tantalum oxide material layer including an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide; forming a tantalum oxide material layer including a transition metal oxide and having a degree of oxygen deficiency lower than a degree of oxygen deficiency of the tantalum oxide material layer; and exposing, after the forming of a tantalum oxide material layer, the tantalum oxide material layer to plasma generated from a noble gas.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device, the method comprising: forming a first oxide material layer comprising an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide; forming a second oxide material layer comprising a transition metal oxide and having a degree of oxygen deficiency lower than a degree of oxygen deficiency of the first oxide material layer; and exposing the second oxide material layer to plasma after the forming of a second oxide…

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What does patent US8927331B2 cover?
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes: forming a tantalum oxide material layer including an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide; forming a tantalum oxide material layer including a transition metal oxide and having a degree of oxygen deficiency lower than a degree of oxygen deficiency of the tantalum oxide material layer; and exposing, after the forming of a tantalu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takahashi Ichirou, Mikawa Takumi, Panasonic Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01L45/1641. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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