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公开(公告)号:US20230078036A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17988090
申请日:2022-11-16
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 negative first voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between a first node and a string of series-connected memory cells, increasing a voltage level applied to the first node at a particular rate while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor at the particular rate, and in response to the voltage level applied to the first node reaching a particular voltage level, ceasing increasing the voltage level applied to the first node and ceasing increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US11605588B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-14
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 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L21/768 , H01L27/11582
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:US20230065142A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17968651
申请日:2022-10-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi , Paolo Tessariol , David H. Wells , Lars P. Heineck , Richard J. Hill , Lifang Xu , Indra V. Chary , Emilio Camerlenghi
IPC: G11C5/06 , H01L21/50 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L25/065
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a pair of adjacent memory-block-regions, and having a separator structure between the adjacent memory-block-regions. The memory-block-regions include a first stack of alternating conductive levels and first insulative levels. The separator structure includes a second stack of alternating second and third insulative levels. The second insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the conductive levels, and the third insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the first insulative levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20220392914A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-08
申请号:US17819009
申请日:2022-08-11
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Umberto Maria Meotto , Emilio Camerlenghi , Paolo Tessariol , Luca Laurin
IPC: H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11582 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/544 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a memory array region comprising memory cells vertically over a base structure comprising a semiconductive material and alignment mark structures vertically extending into the semiconductive material. First contact structures are formed to extend through the memory array region and into the alignment mark structures. A support structure is formed over the memory array region. A portion of the base structure is removed to expose the alignment mark structures. A control logic region is formed vertically adjacent a remaining portion of the base structure. The control logic region comprises control logic devices in electrical communication with the first contact structures by way of second contact structures extending partially through the alignment mark structures and contacting the first contact structures. Microelectronic devices, memory devices, electronic systems, and additional methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20220384341A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-01
申请号:US17819004
申请日:2022-08-11
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paolo Tessariol , Graham R. Wolstenholme , Aaron Yip
IPC: H01L23/528 , H01L23/522 , H01L21/768 , H01L27/11575
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:US11514953B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US17243937
申请日:2021-04-29
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi , Paolo Tessariol , David H. Wells , Lars P. Heineck , Richard J. Hill , Lifang Xu , Indra V. Chary , Emilio Camerlenghi
IPC: G11C11/34 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/50 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L25/065
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a pair of adjacent memory-block-regions, and having a separator structure between the adjacent memory-block-regions. The memory-block-regions include a first stack of alternating conductive levels and first insulative levels. The separator structure includes a second stack of alternating second and third insulative levels. The second insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the conductive levels, and the third insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the first insulative levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US11417676B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-16
申请号:US17000754
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Umberto Maria Meotto , Emilio Camerlenghi , Paolo Tessariol , Luca Laurin
IPC: H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11582 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/544 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a memory array region comprising memory cells vertically over a base structure comprising a semiconductive material and alignment mark structures vertically extending into the semiconductive material. First contact structures are formed to extend through the memory array region and into the alignment mark structures. A support structure is formed over the memory array region. A portion of the base structure is removed to expose the alignment mark structures. A control logic region is formed vertically adjacent a remaining portion of the base structure. The control logic region comprises control logic devices in electrical communication with the first contact structures by way of second contact structures extending partially through the alignment mark structures and contacting the first contact structures. Microelectronic devices, memory devices, electronic systems, and additional methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20220149015A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17649022
申请日:2022-01-26
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kunal R. Parekh , Paolo Tessariol , Akira Goda
IPC: H01L25/065 , H01L23/48 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/482
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:US20220037360A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17504313
申请日:2021-10-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paolo Tessariol , Justin B. Dorhout , Indra V. Chary , Jun Fang , Matthew Park , Zhiqiang Xie , Scott D. Stull , Daniel Osterberg , Jason Reece , Jian Li
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/311 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/11556 , H01L21/02 , H01L29/10 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/11575
Abstract: A device comprises an array of elevationally-extending transistors and a circuit structure adjacent and electrically coupled to the elevationally-extending transistors of the array. The circuit structure comprises a stair step structure comprising vertically-alternating tiers comprising conductive steps that are at least partially elevationally separated from one another by insulative material. Operative conductive vias individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to a bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers and individually electrically couple to an electronic component below the vertically-alternating tiers. Dummy structures individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to the bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers. Methods are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20210257298A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-19
申请号:US16790148
申请日:2020-02-13
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Lifang Xu , Jian Li , Graham R. Wolstenholme , Paolo Tessariol , George Matamis , Nancy M. Lomeli
IPC: H01L23/528 , H01L23/522 , H01L21/768
Abstract: Microelectronic devices include stadium structures within a stack structure and substantially symmetrically distributed between a first pillar structure and a second pillar structure, each of which vertically extends through the stack structure. The stack structure includes a vertically alternating sequence of insulative materials and conductive materials arranged in tiers. Each of the stadium structures includes staircase structures having steps including lateral ends of some of the tiers. The substantially symmetrical distribution of the stadium structures, and fill material adjacent such structures, may substantially balance material stresses to avoid or minimize bending of the adjacent pillars. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.
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