公开(公告)号：US20220067262A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17523904

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata, the logic strata including logic, and to a memory strata, the memory strata including memory; then performing a first placement of the memory strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the logic strata and the memory strata; and performing a second placement of the logic strata based on the first placement, where the memory includes a first memory array, where the logic includes a first logic circuit controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, where the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.

公开(公告)号：US11257867B1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US17542490

申请日：2021-12-05

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Deepak C. Sekar ,  Zvi Or-Bach

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L21/268 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L45/00

Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a plurality of transistors, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a first single crystal channel, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a second single crystal channel, where the second single crystal channel is disposed above the first single crystal channel, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a third single crystal channel, where the third single crystal channel is disposed above the second single crystal channel, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a fourth single crystal channel, and where the fourth single crystal channel is disposed above the third single crystal channel; and at least one region of oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11251149B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US17485504

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/46 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L25/00

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

公开(公告)号：US11233069B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US17396711

申请日：2021-08-08

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Jin-Woo Han

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/47 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/11514 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11519

Abstract: A 3D device, the device including: a first level including logic circuits; and a second level including a plurality of memory cells, where the first level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, and where the logic circuits include a programmable logic circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20220005821A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17461075

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11582

Abstract: A 3D memory device, the device including: a first vertical pillar, the first vertical pillar includes a transistor source; a second vertical pillar, the second vertical pillar includes the transistor drain, where the first vertical pillar and the second vertical pillar each functions as a source or functions as a drain for a plurality of overlaying horizontally-oriented memory transistors, where at least of one of the plurality of overlaying horizontally-oriented memory transistors is disposed between the first vertical pillar and the second vertical pillar, where the plurality of overlaying horizontally-oriented memory transistors are self-aligned being formed following a same lithography step, and where the first vertical pillar includes metal.

公开(公告)号：US20210407991A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17472667

申请日：2021-09-12

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  H01L23/36 ,  H01L23/50 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/00

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provide first connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, and where the third layer includes crystalline silicon; and at least one temperature sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11205034B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US17385082

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata, the logic strata including logic, and to a memory strata, the memory strata including memory; then performing a first placement of the memory strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes through silicon vias for connection between the logic strata and the memory strata; and performing a second placement of the logic strata based on the first placement, where the memory includes a first memory array, where the logic includes a first logic circuit controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, and the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.

公开(公告)号：US20210375921A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17396711

申请日：2021-08-08

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Jin-Woo Han

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/47 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L29/792

Abstract: A 3D device, the device including: a first level including logic circuits; and a second level including a plurality of memory cells, where the first level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, and where the logic circuits include a programmable logic circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20210358794A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17384793

申请日：2021-07-25

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 single crystal layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer including interconnects between the plurality of first transistors, where the interconnects between the plurality of first transistors includes forming a plurality of logic gates; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least six of the plurality of first transistors are connected in series forming at least a portion of a NAND logic structure, where at least one of the plurality of second transistors is at least partially directly atop of the NAND logic structure; and a second metal layer atop at least a portion of the second level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US20210343571A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17377042

申请日：2021-07-15

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 memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and control circuits, where the control circuits include a plurality of first transistors; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching holes within the second level; performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the second level, where each of the first memory cells include one of a plurality of second transistors, where the control circuits include memory peripheral circuits, where at least one of the first memory cells is at least partially atop a portion of the memory peripheral circuits, and where fabrication processing of the first transistors accounts for a temperature and time associated with the processing the second level and the plurality of second transistors by adjusting a process thermal budget of the first level accordingly.