公开(公告)号：US20240064956A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US17891839

申请日：2022-08-19

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Kamal M. Karda ,  Si-Woo Lee ,  Haitao Liu

IPC: H01L27/108

CPC classification number: H01L27/10805 ,  H01L27/10873

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells. The vertically stacked memory cells have horizontally oriented access devices having a first source/drain region, a channel region, and a second source drain and horizontally oriented storage nodes that are vertically separated from the access devices. Vertically oriented gates are separated from the respective channel regions by gate dielectrics, and horizontally oriented digit lines are coupled to respective first source/drain regions. The horizontally oriented storage nodes each have a first electrode coupled to the second source/drain regions of the access devices and each first electrode opposes two different sides of the horizontal access devices including an electrical contact with a vertical side of the second source/drain regions.

公开(公告)号：US11769795B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17499410

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Kamal M. Karda ,  Haitao Liu ,  Si-Woo Lee ,  Fatma Arzum Simsek-Ege ,  Deepak Chandra Pandey ,  Chandra V. Mouli ,  John A. Smythe, III

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H10B12/00

CPC classification number: H01L29/0653 ,  H01L21/76224 ,  H10B12/053 ,  H10B12/31 ,  H10B12/34

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region formed in a substrate to form an active area of the apparatus. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are separated by a channel. The apparatus includes a gate opposing the channel. A sense line is coupled to the first source/drain region and a storage node is coupled to the second source/drain region. An isolation trench is adjacent to the active area. The trench includes a dielectric material with a conductive bias opposing the conductive bias of the channel in the active area.

公开(公告)号：US20230014320A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17947401

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yi Fang Lee ,  Jaydip Guha ,  Lars P. Heineck ,  Kamal M. Karda ,  Si-Woo Lee ,  Terrence B. McDaniel ,  Scott E. Sills ,  Kevin J. Torek ,  Sheng-Wei Yang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84

Abstract: An array of vertical transistors comprises spaced pillars of individual vertical transistors that individually comprise an upper source/drain region, a lower source/drain region, and a channel region vertically there-between. The upper source/drain region comprises a conductor oxide material in individual of the pillars. The channel region comprises an oxide semiconductor material in the individual pillars. The lower source/drain region comprises a first conductive oxide material in the individual pillars atop and directly against a second conductive oxide material in the individual pillars. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductor lines individually interconnect a respective multiple of the vertical transistors in a column direction. The conductor lines individually comprise the second conductive oxide material atop and directly against metal material. The first conductive oxide material, the second conductive oxide material, and the metal material comprise different compositions relative one another. The second conductive oxide material of the conductor lines is below and directly against the second conductive oxide material of the lower source/drain region of the individual pillars of the respective multiple vertical transistors. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductive gate lines are individually operatively aside the oxide semiconductor material of the channel region of the individual pillars and individually interconnect a respective plurality of the vertical transistors in a row direction. A conductive structure is laterally-between and spaced from immediately-adjacent of the spaced conductor lines in the row direction. The conductive structures individually comprise a top surface that is higher than a top surface of the metal material of the conductor lines. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11501804B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16992589

申请日：2020-08-13

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Fredrick D. Fishburn ,  Si-Woo Lee ,  Scott L. Light ,  Song Guo

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  G11C5/06

Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a semiconductive pillar structure comprising a central portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion on a side of the central portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion oriented at an angle with respect to the central portion and extending substantially parallel to the second end portion, a digit line contact on the central portion of the semiconductive pillar structure, a first storage node contact on the first end portion, and a second storage node contact on the second end portion. Related microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.

公开(公告)号：US11495604B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16943569

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Si-Woo Lee ,  Haitao Liu

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/10

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for forming layers of a first dielectric material, a semiconductor material, and a second dielectric material in repeating iterations vertically to form a vertical stack and forming a vertical opening using an etchant process to expose vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack. A seed material that is selective to the semiconductor material is deposited over the vertical stack and the vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack and the seed material is processed such that the seed material advances within the semiconductor material such that it transforms a crystalline structure of a portion of the semiconductor material.

公开(公告)号：US11488981B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16934607

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yi Fang Lee ,  Jaydip Guha ,  Lars P. Heineck ,  Kamal M. Karda ,  Si-Woo Lee ,  Terrence B. McDaniel ,  Scott E. Sills ,  Kevin J. Torek ,  Sheng-Wei Yang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/13

Abstract: An array of vertical transistors comprises spaced pillars of individual vertical transistors that individually comprise an upper source/drain region, a lower source/drain region, and a channel region vertically there-between. The upper source/drain region comprises a conductor oxide material in individual of the pillars. The channel region comprises an oxide semiconductor material in the individual pillars. The lower source/drain region comprises a first conductive oxide material in the individual pillars atop and directly against a second conductive oxide material in the individual pillars. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductor lines individually interconnect a respective multiple of the vertical transistors in a column direction. The conductor lines individually comprise the second conductive oxide material atop and directly against metal material. The first conductive oxide material, the second conductive oxide material, and the metal material comprise different compositions relative one another. The second conductive oxide material of the conductor lines is below and directly against the second conductive oxide material of the lower source/drain region of the individual pillars of the respective multiple vertical transistors. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductive gate lines are individually operatively aside the oxide semiconductor material of the channel region of the individual pillars and individually interconnect a respective plurality of the vertical transistors in a row direction. A conductive structure is laterally-between and spaced from immediately-adjacent of the spaced conductor lines in the row direction. The conductive structures individually comprise a top surface that is higher than a top surface of the metal material of the conductor lines. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220320103A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17843662

申请日：2022-06-17

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Si-Woo Lee ,  Sangmin Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/06 ,  G11C11/402 ,  H01L25/065

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells having horizontally oriented access devices and access lines and vertically oriented digit lines having a first source/drain region and a second source drain region separated by a channel region, and gates opposing the channel region formed fully around every surface of the channel region as gate all around (GAA) structures, horizontal oriented access lines coupled to the gates and separated from a channel region by a gate dielectric. The memory cells have horizontally oriented storage nodes coupled to the second source/drain region and vertically oriented digit lines coupled to the first source/drain regions. A vertical body contact is formed in direct electrical contact with a body region of one or more of the horizontally oriented access devices and separate from the first source/drain region and the vertically oriented digit lines by a dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US20220254784A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17171336

申请日：2021-02-09

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Si-Woo Lee

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/762

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells having horizontally oriented access devices and storage nodes. The horizontally oriented access devices having a first source/drain regions and a second source drain regions separated by epitaxially grown channel regions. Gates opposing the channel regions formed fully around every surface of the channel region as gate all around (GAA) structures separated from a channel regions by a gate dielectrics. The memory cells have horizontally oriented storage nodes coupled to the second source/drain regions and digit lines coupled to the first source/drain regions.

公开(公告)号：US20220130831A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17079745

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Si-Woo Lee ,  Sangmin Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells having horizontally oriented access devices and access lines, and vertically oriented digit lines having a first source/drain region and a second source drain region separated by a channel region, and gates opposing the channel region, horizontal oriented access lines coupled to the gates and separated from a channel region by a gate dielectric. The memory cells have horizontally oriented storage nodes coupled to the second source/drain region of the horizontally oriented access devices. The vertically oriented digit lines are formed in direct electrical contact with the first source/drain regions of the horizontally oriented access devices. A vertically oriented body contact line is integrated to form the body contact to the body region of the horizontally oriented access device and separate from the first source/drain region and the vertically oriented digit lines by a dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US20220102394A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17035856

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Haitao Liu ,  Si-Woo Lee

IPC: H01L27/12

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells having horizontally oriented access devices having a first source/drain region and a second source drain region separated by a channel region, and gates opposing the channel region, vertically oriented access lines coupled to the gates and separated from a channel region by a gate dielectric. The memory cells have epitaxially grow single crystal silicon to fill the first horizontal opening and house a first source/drain in electrical contact with a conductive material and to form part of an integral, horizontally oriented, conductive digit line. The memory cells also have horizontally oriented storage nodes coupled to the second source/drain region and horizontally oriented digit lines coupled to the first source/drain region. A vertical body contact is formed in direct electrical contact with a body region of one or more of the horizontally oriented access devices and separate from the first source/drain region and the horizontally oriented digit lines by a dielectric.