A semiconductor memory device, includes: a stack including a wiring layer and an insulation layer alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor layer including a first region overlapping with the insulation layer in a second direction, and a second region overlapping with the wiring layer in the second direction; an insulation region between the wiring layer and the second region; and a memory region on the opposite side of the second region from the wiring layer. The wiring layer is farther from the first region in the second direction than the insulation layer is. The second region has a part between the insulation layers in the first direction and protruding further toward the wiring layer than the first region in the second direction. The memory region has a face opposite to the second region and closer to the wiring layer in the second direction than the first region is.

A phase change memory bridge cell comprising a dielectric layer located on top of a at least one electrode, wherein a trench is located in the dielectric layer. A first liner located at the bottom of the trench in the dielectric layer and the first liner is located on the sidewalls of the dielectric layer that forms the sidewalls of the trench. A phase change memory material located on top of the first liner, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is aligned with a top surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is located adjacent to and surrounding the vertical sidewalls of the phase change memory material, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is flush with a top surface of the dielectric layer.

A phase-change memory (PCM) cell is provided to include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a phase-change feature disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The phase-change feature is configured to change its data state based on a write operation performed on the PCM cell. The write operation includes a reset stage and a set stage. In the reset stage, a plurality of reset current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the reset current pulses have increasing current amplitudes. In the set stage, a plurality of set current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the set current pulses exhibit an increasing trend in current amplitude. The current amplitudes of the set current pulses are smaller than those of the reset current pulses.

Technology for reading reversible resistivity cells in a memory array when using a current-force read is disclosed. The memory cells are first read using a current-force referenced read. If the current-force referenced read is successful, then results of the current-force referenced read are returned. If the current-force referenced read is unsuccessful, then a current-force self-referenced read (SRR) is performed and results of the current-force SRR are returned. In an aspect this mixed current-force read is used for MRAM cells, which are especially challenging to read.

Disclosed is a chalcogenide material including germanium (Ge), selenium (Se), arsenic (As), silicon (Si) and indium (In). In the chalcogenide material, a content of selenium (Se) is 49 at % to 56 at %, a content of indium (In) is 1.1 at % or less, and a sum of contents of germanium (Ge) and silicon (Si) is 18 at % to 21 at %.

Disclosed is a chalcogenide material including germanium (Ge), selenium (Se), arsenic (As), silicon (Si) and indium (In). In the chalcogenide material, a content of selenium (Se) is 49 at % to 56 at %, a content of indium (In) is 1.1 at % or less, and a sum of contents of germanium (Ge) and silicon (Si) is 18 at % to 21 at %.

Embodiments provide a transistor and a method for manufacturing same, a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing same. The method for manufacturing a transistor includes operations. A wafer is provided, the wafer has multiple transistor formation regions, each of which has a transistor pillar with an exposed gate formation surface. A gate oxide layer and a gate are sequentially formed on the gate formation surface of each of the transistor pillars. A source is formed at a first end of each of the transistor pillars. A drain is formed at a second end of each of the transistor pillars, here the first end and the second end are opposite ends of each of the transistor pillars in a first direction which is a thickness direction of the wafer; a part of each of the transistor pillars between the source and the drain forms a channel region of the transistor.

Embodiments provide a transistor and a method for manufacturing same, a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing same. The method for manufacturing a transistor includes operations. A wafer is provided, the wafer has multiple transistor formation regions, each of which has a transistor pillar with an exposed gate formation surface. A gate oxide layer and a gate are sequentially formed on the gate formation surface of each of the transistor pillars. A source is formed at a first end of each of the transistor pillars. A drain is formed at a second end of each of the transistor pillars, here the first end and the second end are opposite ends of each of the transistor pillars in a first direction which is a thickness direction of the wafer; a part of each of the transistor pillars between the source and the drain forms a channel region of the transistor.

Semiconductor memory is provided wherein a memory cell includes a capacitorless transistor having a floating body configured to store data as charge therein when power is applied to the cell. The cell further includes a nonvolatile memory comprising a resistance change element configured to store data stored in the floating body under any one of a plurality of predetermined conditions. A method of operating semiconductor memory to function as volatile memory, while having the ability to retain stored data when power is discontinued to the semiconductor memory is described.

A material stack, a microelectronic device that integrates the stack, and a method for obtaining the stack. The material stack for microelectronic device includes a substrate, a first undoped crystalline layer on the substrate, the undoped crystalline layer having a thickness superior to 4 nm, and a Si-doped crystalline chalcogenide layer on the undoped crystalline layer, the Si-doped crystalline chalcogenide layer being doped with less than 20 at. %, and preferably less than 12 at. %, of Si. The provided material stack shows a satisfying stability contributing to retard the stack possible reorganization (i.e., intermixing) that could happen during the manufacturing of the material stack and during the subsequent manufacturing of said microelectronic device.