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公开(公告)号:US20210118899A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US16657498
申请日:2019-10-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew J. King
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/28 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L21/3213 , H01L27/11565
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. Intervening material is formed into the stack laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent memory block regions. The forming of the intervening material comprises forming pillars laterally-between and longitudinally-spaced-along the immediately-laterally-adjacent memory-block regions. The pillars individually extend through multiple of each of the first tiers and the second tiers. After forming the pillars, an intervening opening is formed individually alongside and between immediately-longitudinally-adjacent of the pillars. Fill material is formed in the intervening openings. Other embodiments, including structure, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10164044B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-25
申请号:US14688387
申请日:2015-04-16
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yushi Hu , John Mark Meldrim , Eric Blomiley , Everett Allen McTeer , Matthew J. King
Abstract: Some embodiments disclose a gate stack having a gate (e.g., polysilicon (poly) material) horizontally between shallow trench isolations (STIs), a tungsten silicide (WSix) material over the gate and the STIs, and a tungsten silicon nitride (WSiN) material on a top surface of the WSix material. Some embodiments disclose a gate stack having a gate between STIs, a first WSix material over the gate and the STIs, a WSiN interlayer material on a top surface of the first WSix material, and a second WSix material on a top surface of the WSiN interlayer material. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20250107094A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18976642
申请日:2024-12-11
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yiping Wang , Andrew Li , Haoyu Li , Matthew J. King , Wei Yeeng Ng , Yongjun Jeff Hu
IPC: H10B43/27 , H01L21/283 , H01L21/306 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/35
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first structure containing semiconductor material, and having a second structure contacting the first structure. The first structure has a composition along an interface with the second structure. The composition includes additive to a concentration within a range of from about 1018 atoms/cm3 to about 1021 atoms/cm3. The additive includes one or more of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20240355391A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-24
申请号:US18618930
申请日:2024-03-27
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Pengyuan Zheng , Matthew J. King , Naveen Kaushik , Ravi Jadhav , Sidhartha Gupta
IPC: G11C16/04 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
CPC classification number: G11C16/0483 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/5283 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
Abstract: A method used in forming memory circuitry comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming vertically-alternating tiers of different composition first and second materials. The second material is insulative. The vertically-alternating tiers comprise a stack comprising laterally-spaced memory blocks. An inter-block column of openings is formed through the vertically-alternating tiers longitudinally-along and between immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. An intra-block column of openings is formed through the vertically-alternating tiers longitudinally-along and within individual of the memory blocks. Individual of the intra-block columns of openings are entirely within one of the individual memory blocks. A first etchant is flowed into the inter-block columns of openings and into the intra-block columns of openings to etch the first material of the first-material tiers selectively relative to the second-material tiers to form a void-space tier vertically between immediately-vertically-adjacent of the second-material tiers. The void-space tiers are filled with conductive material by flowing the conductive material or one or more precursors thereof through the inter-block columns of openings and through the intra-block columns of openings into the void-space tiers. A second etchant is flowed into the inter-block columns of openings to remove the conductive material from being between the immediately-laterally-adjacent memory blocks in individual of the filled void-space tiers. Structures independent of method are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11903196B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-13
申请号:US17127971
申请日:2020-12-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi , Jun Fujiki , Matthew J. King , Sidhartha Gupta , Paolo Tessariol , Kunal Shrotri , Kye Hyun Baek , Kyle A. Ritter , Shuji Tanaka , Umberto Maria Meotto , Richard J. Hill , Matthew Holland
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure comprising a stack structure comprising a vertically alternating sequence of conductive structures and insulative structures arranged in tiers, the stack structure divided into block structures separated from one another by slot structures, strings of memory cells vertically extending through the block structures of the stack structure, the strings of memory cells individually comprising a channel material vertically extending through the stack structure, an additional stack structure vertically overlying the stack structure and comprising a vertical sequence of additional conductive structures and additional insulative structures arranged in additional tiers, first pillars extending through the additional stack structure and vertically overlying the strings of memory cells, each of the first pillars horizontally offset from a center of a corresponding string of memory cells, second pillars extending through the additional stack structure and vertically overlying the strings of memory cells, and additional slot structures comprising a dielectric material extending through at least a portion of the additional stack structure and sub-dividing each of the block structures into sub-block structures, the additional slot structures horizontally neighboring the first pillars. Related microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11742380B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17714740
申请日:2022-04-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Albert Fayrushin , Haitao Liu , Matthew J. King
IPC: G11C16/16 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/788 , H01L29/792 , G11C16/04 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35 , H10B43/40
CPC classification number: H01L29/0638 , G11C16/0483 , G11C16/16 , H01L29/42328 , H01L29/42344 , H01L29/66825 , H01L29/66833 , H01L29/7889 , H01L29/7926 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35 , H10B43/40
Abstract: A variety of applications can include memory devices designed to provide enhanced gate-induced-drain-leakage (GIDL) current during memory erase operations. The enhanced operation can be provided by enhancing the electric field in the channel structures of the topmost select gate transistors to strings of memory cells upon application of a voltage to the gates of the topmost select gate transistors. This electric field can be provided by using a dissected plug as a contact to the channel structure of the topmost select gate transistor, where the dissected plug has one or more conductive regions contacting the channel structure and one or more non-conductive regions contacting the channel structure. The dissected plug can be part of a contact between the data line and the channel structure. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
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公开(公告)号:US11621273B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-04
申请号:US15931421
申请日:2020-05-13
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yiping Wang , Andrew Li , Haoyu Li , Matthew J. King , Wei Yeeng Ng , Yongjun Jeff Hu
IPC: H01L27/00 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L21/283 , H01L27/1157 , H01L21/306 , H01L27/11556
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first structure containing semiconductor material, and having a second structure contacting the first structure. The first structure has a composition along an interface with the second structure. The composition includes additive to a concentration within a range of from about 1018 atoms/cm3 to about 1021 atoms/cm3. The additive includes one or more of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20220293726A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17714740
申请日:2022-04-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Albert Fayrushin , Haitao Liu , Matthew J. King
IPC: H01L29/06 , G11C16/04 , H01L29/792 , H01L27/11529 , H01L29/423 , G11C16/16 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11573 , H01L29/66 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11582 , H01L29/788 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11524
Abstract: A variety of applications can include memory devices designed to provide enhanced gate-induced-drain-leakage (GIDL) current during memory erase operations. The enhanced operation can be provided by enhancing the electric field in the channel structures of the topmost select gate transistors to strings of memory cells upon application of a voltage to the gates of the topmost select gate transistors. This electric field can be provided by using a dissected plug as a contact to the channel structure of the topmost select gate transistor, where the dissected plug has one or more conductive regions contacting the channel structure and one or more non-conductive regions contacting the channel structure. The dissected plug can be part of a contact between the data line and the channel structure. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220262820A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17661659
申请日:2022-05-02
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew J. King , David A. Daycock , Yoshiaki Fukuzumi , Albert Fayrushin , Richard J. Hill , Chandra S. Tiwari , Jun Fujiki
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L29/06 , H01L21/762
Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a stack structure comprising a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers. A series of pillars extends through the stack structure. At least one isolation structure extends through an upper stack portion of the stack structure. The at least one isolation structure protrudes into pillars of neighboring columns of pillars of the series of pillars. Conductive contacts are in electrical communication with the pillars into which the at least one isolation structure protrudes. Related methods and electronic systems are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220189974A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17654028
申请日:2022-03-08
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jun Fang , Fei Wang , Saniya Rathod , Rutuparna Narulkar , Matthew Park , Matthew J. King
IPC: H01L27/11521 , H01L27/11551 , H01L27/11541 , H01L21/768 , H01L27/11548 , H01L27/11575
Abstract: A semiconductor device structure that comprises tiers of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels and a carbon-doped silicon nitride over the tiers of the staircase structure. The carbon-doped silicon nitride excludes silicon carbon nitride. A method of forming the semiconductor device structure comprises forming stairs in a staircase structure comprising alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. A carbon-doped silicon nitride is formed over the stairs, an oxide material is formed over the carbon-doped silicon nitride, and openings are formed in the oxide material. The openings extend to the carbon-doped silicon nitride. The carbon-doped silicon nitride is removed to extend the openings into the conductive levels of the staircase structure. Additional methods are disclosed.
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