US 7,518,212 B2
Graded GexSe100-x concentration in PCRAM
John T. Moore, Boise, Id. (US); Terry L. Gilton, Boise, Id. (US); and Kristy A. Campbell, Boise, Id. (US)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Id. (US)
Filed on Aug. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/195,642.
Application 10/787121 is a division of application No. 10/230327, filed on Aug. 29, 2002, granted, now 6,856,002.
Application 11/195642 is a continuation of application No. 10/787121, filed on Feb. 27, 2004, granted, now 6,953,720.
Prior Publication US 2005/0266635 A1, Dec. 01, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 29/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 257—529  [257/55; 257/63; 257/296; 257/528; 257/536] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory device comprising:
an array of memory elements, at least one memory element comprising:
a first metal-containing chalcogenide glass layer, said first metal-containing chalcogenide glass layer having a first stoichiometry; and
a second metal-containing chalcogenide glass layer formed over said first metal-containing chalcogenide glass layer, said second metal-containing chalcogenide glass layer having a second stoichiometry different from said first stoichiometry.