Patent ID: 9112138
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a resistive memory element, comprising: forming an oxide material extending continuously over a first electrode; exposing the oxide material to a decoupled plasma nitridation process to form a treated oxide material extending continuously over the first electrode, the treated oxide material comprising at least one of a hafnium oxy-nitride, a hafnium silicon oxy-nitride, a zirconium oxy-nitride, a zirconium silicon oxy-nitride, a titanium oxy-nitride, a titanium silicon oxy-nitride, a tantalum oxy-nitride, a tantalum silicon oxy-nitride, a niobium oxy-nitride, a niobium silicon oxy-nitride, a vanadium oxy-nitride, a vanadium silicon oxy-nitride, a tungsten oxy-nitride, a tungsten silicon oxy-nitride, a molybdenum oxy-nitride, a molybdenum silicon oxy-nitride, a chromium oxy-nitride, and a chromium silicon oxy-nitride; and forming a second electrode on the treated oxide material.