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公开(公告)号:US20240172431A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-23
申请号:US18425996
申请日:2024-01-29
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Johann ALSMEIER , Lito De La RAMA , Masaaki HIGASHITANI , Koichi MATSUNO , Marika GUNJI-YONEOKA , Makoto KOTO , Hisakazu OTOI , Masanori TSUTSUMI
IPC: H10B41/27 , G11C7/18 , G11C8/14 , H01L29/06 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
CPC classification number: H10B41/27 , G11C7/18 , G11C8/14 , H01L29/0653 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a plurality of source layers, where the electrically conductive layers include word lines and source-side select gate electrodes which are located between the plurality of source layers and the word lines in a vertical direction, groups of memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, and groups of memory opening fill structures located in the groups of memory openings. The plurality of source layers are laterally spaced apart and electrically isolated from each other, and each respective one of the plurality of source layers contacts at least one respective group of the groups of memory opening fill structures.
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公开(公告)号:US20210335999A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-28
申请号:US16859196
申请日:2020-04-27
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Senaka KANAKAMEDALA , Johann ALSMEIER
IPC: H01L29/06 , G11C8/14 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of word lines and at least one insulating layers or air gaps located over a substrate, a memory opening fill structure extending through the alternating stack. The memory opening fill structure includes a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel contacting an inner sidewall of the memory film. The word lines are thicker than the insulating layers or air gaps.
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公开(公告)号:US20210028111A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-28
申请号:US16519260
申请日:2019-07-23
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Johann Alsmeier , Jixin YU
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , H01L23/522 , H01L21/768
Abstract: A vertically alternating sequence of continuous insulating layers and continuous sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory stack structures are formed through the vertically alternating sequence. The vertically alternating sequence is divided into alternating stacks of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers by forming backside trenches therethrough. Each neighboring pair of alternating stacks is laterally spaced apart from each other by a respective backside trench. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with multipart layers. Each multipart layer includes a respective electrically conductive layer that laterally extends continuously between a respective neighboring pair of backside trenches and at least one dielectric material plate that is a remaining portion of a sacrificial material layer, is laterally enclosed by the respective electrically conductive layer, and is laterally spaced from a most proximal one of the backside trenches by a uniform lateral offset distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20200235120A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16251863
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Murshed CHOWDHURY , Fumiaki TOYAMA , Johann ALSMEIER , Masaaki HIGASHITANI
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11573 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11565 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/28
Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and dielectric spacer layers is formed over a semiconductor substrate. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. Backside trenches, a moat trench, and a contact opening are formed through the alternating stack, and are subsequently filled with sacrificial backside trench fill material structures, a sacrificial moat trench fill structure, and a sacrificial contact opening fill structure, respectively. The sacrificial moat trench fill structure is replaced with tubular dielectric wall structure. Portions of the dielectric spacer layers located outside the tubular dielectric wall structure are replaced with electrically conductive layers. The sacrificial backside trench fill material structures are replaced with backside trench fill structures. The sacrificial contact opening fill structure is replaced with a conductive via structure. Concurrent formation of the backside trenches, the moat trench, and the contact opening reduces processing steps and cost.
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公开(公告)号:US20170148811A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-25
申请号:US15354116
申请日:2016-11-17
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tong ZHANG , Johann ALSMEIER , James KAI , Jin LIU , Yanli ZHANG
IPC: H01L27/115 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/528
CPC classification number: H01L27/11582 , H01L21/76802 , H01L21/76877 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11548 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11575 , H01L28/00
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of electrically conductive layers and insulating layers located over a substrate, an array of memory stack structures. A source conductive line structure is provided between the substrate and the alternating stack. The source conductive line structure includes a plurality of parallel conductive rail structures extending along a same horizontal direction and adjoined to a common conductive straddling structure. Each memory stack structure straddles a vertical interface between a conductive rail structure and a support matrix. A semiconductor channel in each memory stack structure contacts a respective conductive rail structure and the support matrix.
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公开(公告)号:US20210050360A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-18
申请号:US16539124
申请日:2019-08-13
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Johann ALSMEIER , Murshed CHOWDHURY , Raiden MATSUNO
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11565 , G11C5/06
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of source layers and drain layers located over a substrate, gate electrodes vertically extending through each of the source layers and the drain layers of the alternating stack, memory films laterally surrounding a respective one of the gate electrodes, and semiconductor channels laterally surrounding a respective one of the memory films and connected to a respective vertically neighboring pair of a source layer and a drain layer. An array of memory openings can vertically extend through the alternating stack, and each of the gate electrodes can be located within a respective one of the memory openings.
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公开(公告)号:US20200235090A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16251954
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Murshed CHOWDHURY , Kwang-Ho KIM , James KAI , Johann ALSMEIER
IPC: H01L27/06 , H01L27/108 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/1157 , H01L23/48 , H01L23/00 , G11C5/02
Abstract: A memory die includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, source regions located on, or in, the substrate, and at least one memory-side bonding pad electrically connected to the source regions. A logic die includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a supply voltage for the source regions, and at least one logic-side bonding pad electrically connected to the power supply circuit through a network of logic-side metal interconnect structures. The memory die is bonded to the logic die. The network of logic-side metal interconnect structures distributes source power from the power supply circuit over an entire area of the memory stack structures and transmits the source power to the memory die through bonded pairs of memory-side bonding pads and logic-side bonding pads.
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公开(公告)号:US20190267391A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16406283
申请日:2019-05-08
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Muneyuki IMAI , James KAI
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L21/28 , H01L27/11582 , H01L29/06 , G11C5/02 , G11C16/04
Abstract: An array of memory stack structures extends through an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers. The drain-select-level assemblies may be provided by forming drain-select-level openings through a drain-select-level sacrificial material layer, and by forming a combination of a cylindrical electrode portion and a first gate dielectric mayin each first drain-select-level opening while forming a second gate dielectric directly on a sidewall of each second drain-select-level opening in a second subset of the drain-select-level openings. A strip electrode portion is formed by replacing the drain-select-level sacrificial material layer with a conductive material. Structures filling the second subset of the drain-select-level openings may be used as dummy structures at a periphery of an array. The dummy structures are free of gate electrodes and thus prevents a leakage current therethrough.
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公开(公告)号:US20190027488A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-24
申请号:US15818061
申请日:2017-11-20
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: James KAI , Johann ALSMEIER , Shinsuke YADA , Akihisa SAI , Sayako NAGAMINE , Takashi ORIMOTO , Tong ZHANG
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/11556 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11565 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/768
Abstract: An array of memory stack structures extends through an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers over a substrate. An array of drain select level assemblies including cylindrical electrode portions is formed over the alternating stack with the same periodicity as the array of memory stack structures. A drain select level isolation strip including dielectric materials can be formed between a neighboring pair of drain select level assemblies employing the drain select level assemblies as a self-aligning template. Alternatively, cylindrical electrode portions can be formed around an upper portion of each memory stack structure. Strip electrode portions are formed on the cylindrical electrode portions after formation of the drain select level isolation strip.
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公开(公告)号:US20180151497A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15581575
申请日:2017-04-28
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Raghuveer S. MAKALA , Murshed CHOWDHURY , Keerti SHUKLA , Tomohisa ABE , Yao-Sheng LEE , James KAI
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11565 , H01L29/167 , H01L23/532 , H01L21/768
CPC classification number: H01L23/535 , H01L21/28518 , H01L21/76805 , H01L21/76843 , H01L21/76889 , H01L21/76895 , H01L23/485 , H01L23/53223 , H01L23/53238 , H01L23/53266 , H01L27/0688 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11582 , H01L29/167
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes driver transistors containing boron doped semiconductor active regions, device contact via structures in physical contact with the boron doped semiconductor active regions, the device contact via structures containing at least one of tantalum, tungsten, and cobalt, and a three-dimensional memory array located over the driver transistors and including an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers and memory structures vertically extending through the alternating stack.
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