Patent ID: 11937521
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A non-volatile memory device comprising”
a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell comprising:
a vertical memory resistive element having top and bottom electrical contacts, and wherein the vertical memory resistive element comprises dielectric material which is formed in, and fills, a vertically-oriented cell contact hole in a horizontal dielectric layer, and including only one vertically-oriented seam formed in the vertical memory resistive element and surrounded by, and in direct contact with, the dielectric material forming the vertical memory resistive element, the only one vertically-oriented seam comprising conductive material extending vertically from, and electrically connected to, the bottom electrical contact and the top electrical contact, the only one vertically-oriented seam and the bottom electrical contact entirely located in the horizontal dielectric layer; and
wherein the bottom electrical contact being electrically connected to a target metal contact; and
wherein the only one vertically-oriented seam comprises a conductive material selected from any one or more of: a doped mobile element and a doped non-stoichiometric compound including reactive elements, or a combination of previously listed conductive materials.