US 7,608,848 B2
Bridge resistance random access memory device with a singular contact structure
ChiaHua Ho, Kaohsiung (Taiwan); Erh-Kun Lai, Taichung County (Taiwan); and Kuang Yeu Hsieh, Hsinchu (Taiwan)
Assigned to Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu (Taiwan)
Filed on May 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/382,422.
Prior Publication US 2007/0262388 A1, Nov. 15, 2007
Int. Cl. H01L 29/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 257—3  [257/E29.17] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory device, comprising:
a first electrode, electrically connected to an access device, including an annular portion with an interior area, the first electrode having an edge surface on the annular portion;
a second electrode, electrically connected to a bit line, spaced apart from the first electrode and situated within the interior area, the second electrode having an edge surface;
an insulating material separating the first and second electrodes; and
a memory material in contact with the edge surface of the first electrode and the edge surface of the second electrode.