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Methods of manufacturing phase-change memory device and semiconductor device

US8546177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2011
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N70/8413

Abstract

Methods of manufacturing a phase-change memory device and a semiconductor device are provided. The method of manufacturing the phase-change memory device includes forming a switching device layer, an ohmic contact layer, and a hard mask layer on a semiconductor substrate, patterning the hard mask layer to form a hard mask pattern, etching the ohmic layer and the switching layer using the hard mask pattern to form a pattern structure including an ohmic contact pattern, a switching device pattern, and the hard mask pattern, selectively oxidizing a surface of the pattern structure, forming an insulating layer to bury the pattern structure, and selectively removing the hard mask pattern other than the oxidized surface thereof to form a contact hole.

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