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公开(公告)号:US11514987B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US17228807
申请日:2021-04-13
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Giovanni Maria Paolucci , Paolo Tessariol , Emilio Camerlenghi , Gianpietro Carnevale , Augusto Benvenuti
Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a positive first voltage level to a first node selectively connected to a string of series-connected memory cells while applying a negative second voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between the first node and the string of series-connected memory cells, and increasing the voltage level applied to the first node to a third voltage level while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor to a fourth voltage level lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level.
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公开(公告)号:US11430734B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US17134930
申请日:2020-12-28
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paolo Tessariol , Graham R. Wolstenholme , Aaron Yip
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/11575 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11517 , H01L27/11548
Abstract: Conductive structures include stair step structures positioned along a length of the conductive structure and at least one landing comprising at least one via extending through the conductive structure. The at least one landing is positioned between a first stair step structure of the stair step structures and a second stair step structure of the stair step structures. Devices may include such conductive structures. Systems may include a semiconductor device and stair step structures separated by at least one landing having at least one via formed in the at least one landing. Methods of forming conductive structures include forming at least one via through a landing positioned between stair step structures.
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公开(公告)号:US20220157844A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US17590266
申请日:2022-02-01
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: M. Jared Barclay , Merri L. Carlson , Saurabh Keshav , George Matamis , Young Joon Moon , Kunal R. Parekh , Paolo Tessariol , Vinayak Shamanna
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L21/311 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11565
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a construction comprising a stack that have vertically-alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. An array of openings is formed in an uppermost portion of upper material that is above the stack, and the openings comprise channel openings and dummy openings. At least the uppermost portion of the upper material is used as a mask while etching the channel openings and the dummy openings into a lower portion of the upper material. The channel openings are etched into the insulative and wordline tiers. The channel openings are etched deeper into the construction than the dummy openings, and channel material is formed in the channel openings after the etching. Structures independent of method are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220130857A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-28
申请号:US17567287
申请日:2022-01-03
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paolo Tessariol , Justin B. Dorhout , Jian Li , Ryan L. Meyer
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Operative channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Insulative pillars are laterally-between and longitudinally-spaced-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. The pillars are directly against conducting material of conductive lines in the conductive tiers. Other arrays, and methods, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11282815B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-22
申请号:US16742485
申请日:2020-01-14
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kunal R. Parekh , Paolo Tessariol , Akira Goda
IPC: H01L25/065 , H01L23/48 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/482 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a memory array region, a control logic region, and an additional control logic region. The memory array region comprises a stack structure comprising vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures, and vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure. The control logic region underlies the stack structure and comprises control logic devices configured to effectuate a portion of control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The additional control logic region overlies the stack structure and comprises additional control logic devices configured to effectuate an additional portion of the control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. Methods of forming a microelectronic device, and additional microelectronic devices and electronic systems are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20210193570A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
申请号:US16723758
申请日:2019-12-20
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Violante Moschiano , Paolo Tessariol , Aaron Yip , Naveen Kaushik
IPC: H01L23/522 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11582 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/768
Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a first pillar of a first memory cell string; a second pillar of a second memory cell string; a first conductive structure extending in a first direction, the first conductive structure located over and in electrical contact with the first pillar; a second conductive structure extending in the first direction, the second conductive structure located over and in electrical contact with the second pillar; a select gate coupled to the first and second memory cell strings; a first data line located on a first level of the apparatus and extending in a second direction, the first data line located over the first conductive structure and in electrical contact with the first conductive structure; and a second data line located on a second level of the apparatus and extending in the second direction, the second data line located over the second conductive structure and in electrical contact with the second conductive structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20210057437A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-25
申请号:US16548320
申请日:2019-08-22
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shyam Surthi , Davide Resnati , Paolo Tessariol , Richard J. Hill , John D. Hopkins
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/49 , H01L21/28 , H01L29/788 , H01L29/792 , H01L21/02
Abstract: Some embodiments include a NAND memory array having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and conductive levels. The conductive levels include control gate regions. High-k dielectric material is adjacent to the control gate regions and is configured as an arrangement of first vertically-extending linear segments which are vertically spaced from one another. Charge-blocking material is adjacent to the high-k dielectric material and is configured as an arrangement of second vertically-extending linear segments which are vertically spaced from one another. Charge-storage material is adjacent to the charge-blocking material and is configured as an arrangement of third vertically-extending linear segments which are vertically spaced from one another. Gate-dielectric material is adjacent to the charge-storage material. Channel material extends vertically along the stack and is adjacent to the gate-dielectric material. Some embodiments include integrated assemblies and methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20200328222A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
申请号:US16382932
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: M. Jared Barclay , Merri L. Carlson , Saurabh Keshav , George Matamis , Young Joon Moon , Kunal R. Parekh , Paolo Tessariol , Vinayak Shamanna
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11582 , H01L21/311
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a construction comprising a stack that have vertically-alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. An array of openings is formed in an uppermost portion of upper material that is above the stack, and the openings comprise channel openings and dummy openings. At least the uppermost portion of the upper material is used as a mask while etching the channel openings and the dummy openings into a lower portion of the upper material. The channel openings are etched into the insulative and wordline tiers. The channel openings are etched deeper into the construction than the dummy openings, and channel material is formed in the channel openings after the etching. Structures independent of method are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20190341266A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-07
申请号:US16514928
申请日:2019-07-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Eric Freeman , Paolo Tessariol
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L27/11582 , H01L49/02 , H01L23/522
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a semiconductor base and an insulative frame over the semiconductor base. The insulative frame has vertically-spaced sheets of first insulative material, and pillars of second insulative material between the vertically-spaced sheets. The first and second insulative materials are different from one another. Conductive plates are between the vertically-spaced sheets and are directly against the insulative pillars. Some embodiments include capacitors, and some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors.
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公开(公告)号:US20190221264A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16362082
申请日:2019-03-22
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paolo Tessariol , Roberto Gastaldi
CPC classification number: G11C16/0483 , G11C16/10
Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a string of memory cells, a conductive line and a bipolar junction transistor configured to selectively couple the string of memory cells to the conductive line. Other embodiments including additional apparatus and methods are described.
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