公开(公告)号：US11521888B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17536097

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak C. Sekar

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L23/00

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer, and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second transistors each include a High-k metal gate, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11502095B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16649660

申请日：2018-09-23

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Jin-Woo Han ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Eli Lusky

IPC: H01L27/11556 ,  G11C5/02 ,  G11C5/06 ,  H01L23/538 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L27/11582

Abstract: A 3D device, the device including: at least a first level including logic circuits; at least a second level including an array of memory cells; at least a third level including special circuits; and at least a fourth level including special connectivity structures, where the special connectivity structures include one of the following: a. waveguides, or b. differential signaling, or c. radio frequency transmission lines, or d. Surface Waves Interconnect (SWI) lines, and where the third level includes Radio Frequency (“RF”) circuits to drive the special connectivity structures, where the second level overlays the first level, where the third level overlays the second level, and where the fourth level overlays the third level.

公开(公告)号：US11488997B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17844687

申请日：2022-06-20

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Deepak C. Sekar ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/544

Abstract: An integrated device, the device including: a first level including a first mono-crystal layer, the first mono-crystal layer including a plurality of single crystal transistors; an overlaying oxide on top of the first level; a second level including a second mono-crystal layer, the second level overlaying the oxide, where the second mono-crystal layer includes a plurality of semiconductor devices; a third level overlaying the second level, where the third level includes a plurality of image sensors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes an oxide to oxide bond; and an isolation layer disposed between the second mono-crystal layer and the third level.

公开(公告)号：US11482541B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17712875

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Jin-Woo Han ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L27/11597 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L27/11587 ,  H01L27/11519 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  G11C16/14 ,  G11C11/22 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/11565

Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first level overlaid by a first memory control level; a first memory level disposed on top of said first control level, where said first memory level includes a first thinned single crystal substrate; a second memory level, said second memory level disposed on top of said first memory level, where said second memory level includes a second thinned single crystal substrate, where said memory control level is bonded to said first memory level, and where said bonded includes oxide to oxide and conductor to conductor bonding.

公开(公告)号：US20220336253A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17855775

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak C. Sekar

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second transistors each include at least two side-gates, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11450646B1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US17750338

申请日：2022-05-21

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a silicon layer including a single crystal silicon and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer disposed over the silicon layer; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer, a second level including a plurality of second transistors, the first level disposed over the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer disposed over the second level; a fifth metal layer disposed over the fourth metal layer, the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 40 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the second level, the second level thickness is less than two microns, the fifth metal layer includes a global power distribution grid, where a fifth metal layer typical thickness is greater than a second metal layer typical thickness by at least 50%.

公开(公告)号：US11410912B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US17492577

申请日：2021-10-02

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Deepak C. Sekar ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/808 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L23/50 ,  H01L27/24

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a plurality of first metal layers; a second level, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level includes at least one single crystal silicon layer, where the second level includes a plurality of transistors, where each of the plurality of transistors includes a single crystal channel, where the second level includes a plurality of second metal layers, where the plurality of second metal layers include interconnections between the plurality of transistors, and where the second level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; and a connective path between the plurality of transistors and the plurality of first metal layers, where the connective path includes a via disposed through at least the single crystal silicon layer, and where the via has a diameter of less than 400 nm and greater than 5 nm.

公开(公告)号：US20220230906A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17716274

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak C. Sekar

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer including interconnects between first transistors, where the interconnects between the first transistors includes forming logic gates; a second metal layer atop at least a portion of the first metal layer, second transistors which are vertically oriented, are also atop a portion of the second metal layer; where at least eight of the first transistors are connected in series forming at least a portion of a NAND logic structure, where at least one of the second transistors is at least partially directly atop of the NAND logic structure; and a third metal layer atop at least a portion of the second transistors, where the second metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 150 nm misalignment.

公开(公告)号：US20220223459A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17705390

申请日：2022-03-28

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak C. Sekar

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16

Abstract: A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level including a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits in and/or on the first level, where the control circuits include first single crystal transistors and at least two interconnection metal layers; forming at least one second level disposed on top of the control circuits; performing a first etch step including etching first holes within the second level; and performing additional processing steps (including Atomic Layer Deposition) to form a plurality of memory cells within the second level, where each memory cell includes at least one second transistor, where making the second level includes forming lithography holes atop of the first alignment marks which enables performing lithography steps aligned to the first alignment marks, including at least the first etch step above.

公开(公告)号：US20220222414A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17712850

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit including: partitioning at least one design into at least a first and a second level, where the first level includes logic and the second level includes memory; then performing a first placement of the second level using a placer executed by a computer, the placer is a part of a Computer Aided Design tool, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the first level and the second level; and performing a second placement of the first level based on the first placement, where memory includes a first memory array, the logic includes a first logic circuit configured so as to write data to first memory array. Performing the first placement includes placing the first memory array, and where performing the second placement includes placing the first logic circuit based on the first placement of the first memory array.