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公开(公告)号:US11615838B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-28
申请号:US17688983
申请日:2022-03-08
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Changhyun Lee , Akira Goda , William C. Filipiak
Abstract: One embodiment of a memory device includes an array of multiple-level memory cells and a controller. The controller is configured to program the multiple-level memory cells via a multiple-pass programming operation, the multiple-pass programming operation to program lower page data in a first pass and program higher page data in a second pass such that memory cells to be programmed to a higher level are programmed in parallel with memory cells to be programmed to a lower level.
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公开(公告)号:US11587948B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17369605
申请日:2021-07-07
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shyam Surthi , Richard J. Hill , Byeung Chul Kim , Akira Goda
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/792 , H01L21/28 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/788
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 and second regions proximate to the control gate regions. High-k dielectric material wraps around ends of the control gate regions, and is not along the second regions. Charge-blocking material is adjacent to the high-k dielectric material. Charge-storage material is adjacent to the charge-blocking material. The charge-storage material is configured as segments which are vertically stacked one atop another, and which are vertically spaced from one another by gaps. 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:US11587919B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US16932098
申请日:2020-07-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron S. Yip , Kunal R. Parekh , Akira Goda
IPC: H01L25/065 , H01L25/18 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a first die comprising a memory array region comprising a stack structure comprising vertically alternating conductive structures and insulative structures, and vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure. The first die further comprises first control logic region comprising a first control logic devices including at least a word line driver. The microelectronic device further comprise a second die attached to the first die, the second die comprising a second control logic region comprising second control logic devices including at least one page buffer device configured to effectuate a portion of control operations of the vertically extending string of memory cells. Related microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11430895B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US16891462
申请日:2020-06-03
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kamal M. Karda , Guangyu Huang , Haitao Liu , Akira Goda
IPC: H01L29/786 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11573 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A transistor comprises a lower contact structure, a channel structure, a dielectric fill structure, and an upper contact structure. The lower contact structure comprises a first oxide semiconductive material. The channel structure contacts the lower contact structure and comprises a second oxide semiconductive material having a smaller atomic concentration of one or more metals than the first oxide semiconductive material. The dielectric fill structure contacts an inner side surface of the channel structure and has a recessed upper surface relative to the channel structure. The upper contact structure comprises a third oxide semiconductive material having a greater atomic concentration of the one or more metals than the channel structure. The upper contact structure comprises a first portion contacting the upper surface of the dielectric fill structure and the inner side surface of the channel structure, and a second portion contacting the upper surface of the channel structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11385819B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-12
申请号:US16995682
申请日:2020-08-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore K. Muchherla , Niccolo' Righetti , Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr. , Akira Goda , Todd A. Marquart , Mark A. Helm , Gil Golov , Jeremy Binfet , Carmine Miccoli , Giuseppina Puzzilli
IPC: G06F3/06
Abstract: A system includes a processing device and trigger circuitry to signal the processing device responsive, at least in part, based on a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The system can further include a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer partition portion having a first endurance characteristic and a first reliability characteristic associated therewith. The memory device can further include a snapshot partition portion coupled to the cyclic buffer partition portion via hold-up capacitors. The snapshot partition portion can have a second endurance characteristic and a second reliability characteristic associated therewith. The processing device can perform operations including writing received data sequentially to the cyclic buffer partition portion and writing, based at least in part on the determination that the trigger event has occurred, data from the cyclic buffer partition portion to the snapshot partition portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20220197771A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17691957
申请日:2022-03-10
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jeffrey S. McNeil, JR. , Niccolo' Righetti , Kishore K. Muchherla , Akira Goda , Todd A. Marquart , Mark A. Helm , Gil Golov , Jeremy Binfet , Carmine Miccoli , Giuseppina Puzzilli
Abstract: A method includes writing received data sequentially to a particular location of a cyclic buffer of a memory device according to a first set of threshold voltage distributions. The method further includes performing a touch up operation on the particular location by adjusting the first set of threshold voltage distributions of the data to a second set of threshold voltage distributions in response to a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The second set of threshold voltage distributions can have a larger read window between adjacent threshold voltage distributions of the second set than that of the first set of threshold voltage distributions.
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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:US11301346B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US17005114
申请日:2020-08-27
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Todd A. Marquart , Niccolo′ Righetti , Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr. , Akira Goda , Kishore K. Muchherla , Mark A. Helm , Gil Golov , Jeremy Binfet , Carmine Miccoli , Giuseppina Puzzilli
Abstract: A system includes a processing device and a memory device coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer portion and a snapshot portion. The processing device can store time based telemetric sensor data in the cyclic buffer portion, copy an amount of the telemetric sensor data from the cyclic buffer portion to the snapshot portion in response to a trigger event, operate the cyclic buffer portion with a first trim tailored to a performance target of the cyclic buffer portion, and operate the snapshot portion with a second trim tailored to a performance target of the snapshot portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11295809B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US17074690
申请日:2020-10-20
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Changhyun Lee , Akira Goda , William C. Filipiak
Abstract: One embodiment of a method for programming multiple-level memory cells includes programming lower page data to memory cells in a first pass of a multiple-pass programming operation. The method includes programming higher page data to the memory cells in a second pass of the multiple-pass programming operation such that higher page data subject to the programmed lower page data is programmed prior to higher page data subject to erase data.
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公开(公告)号:US11289163B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US17087166
申请日:2020-11-02
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Benben Li , Akira Goda , Ramey M. Abdelrahaman , Ian C. Laboriante , Krishna K. Parat
IPC: G11C16/04 , H01L27/11558 , H01L27/11524 , H01L45/00 , G11C11/408 , H01L27/24 , H01L27/11597 , G11C8/08 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming such apparatuses. One of the apparatus includes first memory cells located in different levels in a first portion of the apparatus, second memory cells located in different levels in a second portion of the apparatus, a switch located in a third portion of the apparatus between the first and second portions, first and second control gates to access the first and second memory cells, an additional control gate located between the first and second control gates to control the switch, a first conductive structure having a thickness and extending perpendicular to the levels in the first portion of the apparatus, a first dielectric structure between the first conductive structure and charge-storage portions of the first memory cells, a second dielectric structure having a second thickness between the second conductive structure and a sidewall of the additional control gate, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness.
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