Patent ID: 9287498
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a storage structure of a phase change memory (PCM) device, the storage structure having a chalcogenide material and having a first surface and a second surface that is disposed opposite to the first surface; a first electrode having a first electrically conductive material, the first electrode having a first surface that is directly coupled with the first surface of the storage structure; a dielectric film consisting of a single layer of a dielectric material, wherein the dielectric film has a thickness of less than 0.7 nanometers, wherein the dielectric film is directly coupled with a second surface of the first electrode that is disposed opposite to the first surface of the first electrode, and wherein the dielectric film includes a ceramic selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide (TiO a second electrode having a second electrically conductive material, the second electrode being directly coupled with the second surface of the storage structure.