Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE USING COMPOSITE HARD MASKS FOR FORMATION OF DEEP VIA OPENINGS
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Application No.: US17355955Application Date: 2021-06-23
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Publication No.: US20220208556A1Publication Date: 2022-06-30
- Inventor: Roshan Jayakhar TIRUKKONDA , Senaka KANAKAMEDALA , Rahul SHARANGPANI , Raghuveer S. MAKALA , Monica TITUS
- Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Addison
- Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Addison
- Main IPC: H01L21/311
- IPC: H01L21/311 ; H01L23/535 ; H01L27/11556 ; H01L27/11529 ; H01L27/11582 ; H01L27/11573 ; H01L27/11597 ; H01L27/11592 ; H01L21/768

Abstract:
An alternating stack of first material layers and second material layers can be formed over a semiconductor material layer. A patterning film is formed over the alternating stack, and openings are formed through the patterning film. Via openings are formed through the alternating stack at least to a top surface of the semiconductor material layer by performing a first anisotropic etch process that transfers a pattern of the openings in the patterning film. A cladding liner can be formed on a top surface of the patterning film and sidewalls of the openings in the pattering film. The via openings can be vertically extended through the semiconductor material layer at least to a bottom surface of the semiconductor material layer by performing a second anisotropic etch process employing the cladding liner as an etch mask.
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