Patent 11944017 was granted and assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on March, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes an insulation layer. A bottom electrode via is disposed in the insulation layer. The bottom electrode via includes a conductive portion and a capping layer over the conductive portion. A barrier layer surrounds the bottom electrode via. A magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) is disposed over the bottom electrode via.