TWO TRANSISTOR CELLS FOR VERTICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY

    公开(公告)号:US20230138620A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17515782

    申请日:2021-11-01

    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for two transistor cells for vertical three-dimensional memory. The memory has serially connected horizontally oriented transistors each having an independent first source/drain region and a shared second source/drain region separated by channel regions, and gates opposing the channel regions and separated therefrom by a gate dielectric;
    pairs of vertically oriented access lines coupled to the gates and separated from the channel region by the gate dielectric; and horizontally oriented digit lines electrically coupled to the first source/drain regions of the horizontally oriented transistors.

    Self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory

    公开(公告)号:US11641732B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17237664

    申请日:2021-04-22

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. One example method includes depositing layers of a first dielectric material, a semiconductor material, and a second dielectric material to form a vertical stack, forming first vertical openings to form elongated vertical, pillar columns with first vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack, and forming second vertical openings through the vertical stack to expose second vertical sidewalls. Further, the example method includes removing portions of the semiconductor material to form first horizontal openings and depositing a fill in the first horizontal openings. The method can further include forming third vertical openings to expose third vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack and selectively removing the fill material to form a plurality of second horizontal openings in which to form horizontally oriented storage nodes.

    Vertical 3D single word line gain cell with shared read/write bit line

    公开(公告)号:US11631453B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17545756

    申请日:2021-12-08

    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes multiple levels of two-transistor (2T) memory cells vertically arranged above a substrate. Each 2T memory cell includes a charge storage transistor having a gate, a write transistor having a gate, a vertically extending access line, and a single bit line pair. The source or drain region of the write transistor is directly coupled to a charge storage structure of the charge storage transistor. The vertically extending access line is coupled to gates of both the charge storage transistor and the write transistor of 2T memory cells in multiple respective levels of the multiple vertically arranged levels. The vertically extending access line and the single bit line pair are used for both write operations and read operations of each of the 2T memory cells to which they are coupled.

    MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MEMORY CELL STRINGS AND SEPARATE READ AND WRITE CONTROL GATES

    公开(公告)号:US20230031362A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17387669

    申请日:2021-07-28

    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a memory cell included in a memory cell string; the memory cell including charge storage structure and channel structure separated from the charge storage structure by a dielectric structure; a first control gate associated with the memory cell and located on a first side of the charge storage structure and a first side of the channel structure; and a second control gate associated with the memory cell and electrically separated from the first control gate, the second control gate located on a second side of the charge storage structure and a second side of the channel structure.

    MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND SHARED CHANNEL REGION

    公开(公告)号:US20230030585A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17967441

    申请日:2022-10-17

    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a first data line located in a first level of the apparatus; a second data line located in a second level of the apparatus; a first memory cell located in a third level of the apparatus between the first and second levels, the first memory cell including a first transistor coupled to the first data line, and a second transistor coupled between the first data line and a charge storage structure of the first transistor; and a second memory cell located in a fourth level of the apparatus between the first and second levels, the second memory cell including a third transistor coupled to the second data line, and a fourth transistor coupled between the second data line and a charge storage structure of the third transistor, the first transistor coupled in series with the third transistor between the first and second data lines.

    Reduced pitch memory subsystem for memory device

    公开(公告)号:US11557537B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US16986776

    申请日:2020-08-06

    Abstract: A memory device includes an array of memory cells and a plurality of bit-lines with each bit-line connected to a respective set of memory cells of the array of memory cells. The memory device includes a memory subsystem having first and second memory circuits. Each first memory circuit can be disposed laterally adjacent to a second memory circuit. Each first memory circuit includes a first bit-line connection and each second memory circuit including a second bit-line connection, the first and second bit-line connections can connect to respective bit-lines. Each first bit-line connection is disposed on a first bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem and each second bit-line connection is disposed on a second bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem, and the second bit-line connection line can be offset from the first bit-line connection line by a predetermined distance that is greater than zero.

    Methods of forming microelectronic devices, and related microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems

    公开(公告)号:US11482538B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US17062222

    申请日:2020-10-02

    Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure, cell pillar structures, an active body structure, digit line structures, and control logic devices. The stack structure comprises vertically neighboring tiers, each of the vertically neighboring tiers comprising a conductive structure and an insulative structure vertically neighboring the conductive structure. The cell pillar structures vertically extend through the stack structure and each comprise a channel material and an outer material stack horizontally interposed between the channel material and the stack structure. The active body structure vertically overlies the stack structure and is in contact with the channel material of the cell pillar structures. The active body structure comprises a metal material having a work function greater than or equal to about 4.7 electronvolts. The digit line structures vertically underlie the stack structure and are coupled to the cell pillar structures. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming a microelectronic device are also described.

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