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公开(公告)号:US20240203791A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18416243
申请日:2024-01-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Shuangqiang Luo , Alyssa N. Scarbrough
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L23/535 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
CPC classification number: H01L21/76895 , H01L21/76805 , H01L21/76829 , H01L23/535 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
Abstract: Integrated circuitry comprises vertical conductive vias individually having a lower portion thereof that is directly against conductor material of islands. The islands comprise multiple different composition materials directly above the conductor material. Apart from the conductive vias, the islands individually comprise at least one of (a), (b), or (c), where: (a): a top material that is of different composition from all material that is vertically between the top material and the conductor material; (b): the top material having its top surface in a vertical cross-section extending laterally-outward beyond two opposing laterally-outermost edges of a top surface of the material that is immediately directly below the top material; and (c): is of different composition from that of an upper portion of the conductor material and including a portion thereof that is elevationally coincident with the conductor material or that is directly against the conductor material. Other embodiments, including methods, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240138145A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-25
申请号:US18397059
申请日:2023-12-27
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Darwin A. Clampitt , Michael J. Puett , Christopher R. Ritchie
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. A channel-material string is in individual channel openings in the vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. A conductor-material contact is in the individual channel openings directly against the channel material of individual of the channel-material strings. The conductor-material contacts are vertically recessed in the individual channel openings. A conductive via is formed in the individual channel openings directly against the vertically-recessed conductor-material contact in that individual channel opening. Other aspects, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11963359B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US18199630
申请日:2023-05-19
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Jordan D. Greenlee
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first memory region, a second memory region, and an intermediate region between the first and second memory regions. The intermediate region has a first edge proximate the first memory region and has a second edge proximate the second memory region. Channel-material-pillars are arranged within the first and second memory regions. Conductive posts are arranged within the intermediate region. Doped-semiconductor-material is within the intermediate region and is configured as a substantially H-shaped structure having a first leg region along the first edge, a second leg region along the second edge, and a belt region adjacent the panel. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US11925016B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-05
申请号:US17400598
申请日:2021-08-12
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins
IPC: G11C5/06 , G11C5/02 , H01L21/768 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
CPC classification number: H10B41/27 , G11C5/025 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/76838 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises a conductor tier comprising conductor material. The memory array comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers directly above the conductor tier. Conducting material of a lowest of the conductive tiers is directly against the conductor material of the conductor tier. Channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Intervening material is laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. The conducting material in the lowest conductive tier is directly against the channel material of individual of the channel-material strings. Conductive material is of different composition from that of the conducting material above and directly against the conducting material. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240074183A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US17897516
申请日:2022-08-29
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Alyssa N. Scarbrough
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L23/535 , H01L27/11556
CPC classification number: H01L27/11582 , H01L23/535 , H01L27/11556
Abstract: Memory circuitry comprising strings of memory cells comprises a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers in a memory-array region. The insulative tiers and the conductive tiers extend from the memory-array region into a stair-step region. The stair-step region comprises a flight of stairs extending along a first direction. Multiple different-depth treads in individual of the stairs extend along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. Individual of the multiple different-depth treads comprise conducting material of one of the conductive tiers. The multiple different-depth treads in the individual stairs comprise a first flight of the treads and a second flight of the treads. A landing is between and lower in the stack than each of the first and second flights of treads. The first and second flights of treads in the second direction face toward one another. Methods are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240070763A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US17899191
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Mohad Baboli
CPC classification number: G06Q30/0643 , G06Q20/3224 , G06Q20/40155 , G06T19/006 , G06V20/20
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and non-transitory machine-readable media associated with sale of virtual goods based on physical location are described. An apparatus can include a memory device and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can detect a computing device within a threshold radius of a first physical location, display a virtual environment associated with the physical location via a user interface of the computing device, and provide a virtual good for sale via the user interface based on a second physical location of the computing device within the first physical location.
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公开(公告)号:US11910601B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US17141968
申请日:2021-01-05
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Darwin A. Clampitt , John D. Hopkins , Matthew J. King , Roger W. Lindsay , Kevin Y. Titus
IPC: H10B43/27 , H01L23/522 , H10B41/27
CPC classification number: H10B43/27 , H01L23/5226 , H10B41/27
Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a pair of stack structures. The pair comprises a lower stack structure and an upper stack structure overlying the lower stack structure. The lower stack structure and the upper stack structure each comprise a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers. A source region is vertically interposed between the lower stack structure and the upper stack structure. A first array of pillars extends through the upper stack structure, from proximate the source region toward a first drain region above the upper stack structure. A second array of pillars extend through the lower stack structure, from proximate the source region toward a second drain region below the lower stack structure. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are related methods and electronic systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20230397424A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US18324084
申请日:2023-05-25
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jordan D. Greenlee , Everett A. McTeer , Rita J. Klein , John D. Hopkins , Nancy M. Lomeli , Xiao Li , Christopher R. Ritchie , Alyssa N. Scarbrough , Jiewei Chen , Sijia Yu , Naiming Liu
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure, a memory pillar, and a boron-containing material. The stack structure comprises alternating conductive structures and dielectric structures. The memory pillar extends through the stack structure and defines memory cells at intersections of the memory pillar and the conductive structures. The boron-containing material is on at least a portion of the conductive structures of the stack structure. Related methods and electronic systems are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20230397420A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US17830108
申请日:2022-06-01
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Nancy M. Lomeli , Jordan D. Greenlee
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556
CPC classification number: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a conductor tier comprising conductor material on a substrate. Laterally-spaced memory-block regions individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating first tiers and second tiers are formed directly above the conductor tier. Channel-material strings extend through the first tiers and the second tier. Conducting material is formed in a lower of the first tiers that directly electrically couples together the channel material of individual of the channel-material strings and the conductor material of the conductor tier. The forming of the conducting material comprises forming conductive material in the lower first tier against the channel material of the individual channel-material strings. The conductive material comprises an upper portion and a lower portion having a void-space vertically there-between. The void-space comprises an exposed silicon-containing surface. Silicon is selectively deposited into the void-space onto and from the exposed silicon-containing surface. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20230395149A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US17851865
申请日:2022-06-28
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jordan D. Greenlee , David Ross Economy , John D. Hopkins , Nancy M. Lomeli , Jiewei Chen , Rita J. Klein , Everett A. McTeer , Aaron P. Thurber
IPC: G11C16/04 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11582
CPC classification number: G11C16/0483 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11582
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming memory block regions individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Channel-material strings extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The conductive tiers individually comprise a void-space extending laterally-across individual of the memory-block regions. At least one of conductive or semiconductive material is formed in the void-space laterally-outward of individual of the channel-material strings. Conductive molybdenum-containing metal material is formed in the void-space directly against the at least one of the conductive or the semiconductive material and a conductive line comprising the conductive molybdenum-containing metal material is formed therefrom. The at least one of the conductive or the semiconductive material is of different composition from that of the conductive molybdenum-containing metal material. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
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