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公开(公告)号:US20220302148A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17205954
申请日:2021-03-18
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Lifang Xu , Sidhartha Gupta , Kar Wui Thong , Harsh Narendrakumar Jain
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , G11C5/06 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device including a first stack structure comprising alternating levels of insulative structures and other insulative structures, forming strings of memory cells through the first stack structure, forming a second stack structure over the first stack structure, based at least partially on observed amount of pillar bending within the first stack structure, forming a first tailored reticle specific to the observed amount of pillar bending, utilizing the first tailored reticle to form openings extending through the second stack structure and over some of the strings of memory cells, wherein centers of the openings over the strings of memory cells are at least substantially aligned with the centers of uppermost surfaces of the strings of memory cells in a direction of the observed pillar bending, and forming upper pillars extending through the second stack structure and over some of the strings of memory cells.
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公开(公告)号:US20220109002A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17064092
申请日:2020-10-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta , Anilkumar Chandolu , S M Istiaque Hossain
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L21/768 , G11C11/56
Abstract: An electronic device comprises a stack structure comprising vertically alternating insulative structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers, pillars extending vertically through the stack structure, and a barrier material overlying the stack structure. The electronic device comprises a first insulative material extending through the barrier material and into an upper tier portion of the stack structure, and a second insulative material laterally adjacent to the first insulative material and laterally adjacent to at least some of the conductive structures in the upper tier portion of the stack structure. At least a portion of the second insulative material is in vertical alignment with the barrier material. Additional electronic devices and related methods and systems are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20250024675A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18904472
申请日:2024-10-02
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta , Naveen Kaushik , Pankaj Sharma
IPC: H10B41/27 , H01L23/538 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Channel-material strings of memory-cell strings extend through the insulative and conductive tiers. Conductive vias are formed above and individually electrically coupled to individual of the channel-material strings. Insulating material is laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the conductive vias. At least some of the insulating material is vertically removed to form an upwardly-open void-space that is circumferentially about multiple of the conductive vias. Insulative material formed laterally-between the immediately-adjacent conductive vias to form a covered void-space from the upwardly-open void-space. Digitlines are formed above that are individually electrically coupled to a plurality of individual of the conductive vias there-below. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
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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:US20240170405A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-23
申请号:US18397967
申请日:2023-12-27
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/528 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/40
CPC classification number: H01L23/535 , H01L21/76805 , H01L21/76895 , H01L23/5283 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/40
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises pillar structures comprising semiconductive material, contact structures in physical contact with upper portions of the pillar structures, and conductive structures over and in physical contact with the contact structures. Each of the conductive structures comprises a lower portion having a first horizontal width, an upper portion vertically overlying the lower portion and having a second horizontal width greater than the first horizontal width, and an additional portion vertically interposed between the lower portion and the upper portion and having arcuate horizontal boundaries defining additional horizontal widths varying from the first horizontal width proximate the lower portion to a relatively larger horizontal width proximate the upper portion. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming microelectronic devices are also described.
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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:US11869841B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US16952939
申请日:2020-11-19
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/768 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/40
CPC classification number: H01L23/535 , H01L21/76805 , H01L21/76895 , H01L23/5283 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/41 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/40
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises pillar structures comprising semiconductive material, contact structures in physical contact with upper portions of the pillar structures, and conductive structures over and in physical contact with the contact structures. Each of the conductive structures comprises a lower portion having a first horizontal width, an upper portion vertically overlying the lower portion and having a second horizontal width greater than the first horizontal width, and an additional portion vertically interposed between the lower portion and the upper portion and having arcuate horizontal boundaries defining additional horizontal widths varying from the first horizontal width proximate the lower portion to a relatively larger horizontal width proximate the upper portion. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming microelectronic devices are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20230187346A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US18164903
申请日:2023-02-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Naveen Kaushik , Sidhartha Gupta , Pankaj Sharma , Haitao Liu
IPC: H01L23/522 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/48 , H01L21/768 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
CPC classification number: H01L23/5226 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/486 , H01L21/76802 , H01L21/76877 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a stack structure comprising vertically alternating insulating structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers. Each of the tiers individually comprises one of the insulating structures and one of the conductive structures. A sacrificial material is formed over the stack structure and pillar structures are formed to extend vertically through the stack structure and the sacrificial material. The method comprises forming conductive plug structures within upper portions of the pillar structures, forming slots extending vertically through the stack structure and the sacrificial material, at least partially removing the sacrificial material to form openings horizontally interposed between the conductive plug structures, and forming a low-K dielectric material within the openings. Microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20220238546A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17158259
申请日:2021-01-26
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta , Naveen Kaushik , Pankaj Sharma , Kyle A. Ritter
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11565
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a channel-material-pillar extending vertically through a stack of alternating conductive levels and insulative levels. The channel-material-pillar includes a first semiconductor material. A second semiconductor material is directly against an upper region of the channel-material-pillar. The second semiconductor material has a higher dopant concentration than the first semiconductor material and joins to the first semiconductor along an abrupt interfacial region such that there is little to no mixing of dopant from the second semiconductor material into the first semiconductor material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20220157725A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US16952939
申请日:2020-11-19
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sidhartha Gupta
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/768 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11573
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises pillar structures comprising semiconductive material, contact structures in physical contact with upper portions of the pillar structures, and conductive structures over and in physical contact with the contact structures. Each of the conductive structures comprises a lower portion having a first horizontal width, an upper portion vertically overlying the lower portion and having a second horizontal width greater than the first horizontal width, and an additional portion vertically interposed between the lower portion and the upper portion and having arcuate horizontal boundaries defining additional horizontal widths varying from the first horizontal width proximate the lower portion to a relatively larger horizontal width proximate the upper portion. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming microelectronic devices are also described.
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