公开(公告)号：US11424222B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US17680297

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first silicon layer including a first single crystal silicon; a first metal layer disposed over the first silicon layer; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors include a second single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where 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 first level, where the first level thickness is less than two microns.

公开(公告)号：US20220262666A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17734867

申请日：2022-05-02

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 single crystal layer including a plurality of first transistors and a first metal layer, where a second metal layer is disposed atop the first metal layer; a plurality of logic gates including the first metal layer and first transistors; a plurality of second transistors disposed atop the second metal layer; a plurality of third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a top metal layer disposed atop the third transistors; and a memory array including word-lines, where the memory array includes at least four memory mini arrays, where each of the mini arrays includes at least two rows by two columns of memory cells, where each memory cell includes one of the second transistors or one of the third transistors, and where one of the second transistors is self-aligned to one of the third transistors, being processed following a same lithography step.

公开(公告)号：US20220238514A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17717094

申请日：2022-04-10

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/15

Abstract: A multi-level semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including integrated circuits; a second level including a structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves, where the second level is disposed above the first level, where the first level includes crystalline silicon; and an oxide layer disposed between the first level and the second level, where the second level is bonded to the oxide layer, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11374118B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16936352

申请日：2020-07-22

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  G03F9/00 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L29/808 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/268 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: A method to form a 3D integrated circuit, the method including: providing a first wafer including a first crystalline substrate, a plurality of first transistors, and first copper interconnecting layers, where the first copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of first transistors; providing a second wafer including a second crystalline substrate, a plurality of second transistors, and second copper interconnecting layers, where the second copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of second transistors; and then performing a face-to-face bonding of the second wafer on top of the first wafer, where the face-to-face bonding includes copper to copper bonding; and thinning the second crystalline substrate to a thickness of less than 5 micro-meters.

公开(公告)号：US20220189990A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17681767

申请日：2022-02-26

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L23/522

Abstract: A 3D memory device, the device comprising: a plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell of said plurality of memory cells comprises at least one memory transistor, wherein each of said at least one memory transistor comprises a source, a drain, and a channel; a plurality of bit-line pillars, wherein each bit-line pillar of said plurality of bit-line pillars is directly connected to a plurality of said source or said drain, wherein said bit-line pillars are vertically oriented, wherein said channel is horizontally oriented, wherein said plurality of memory cells comprise a partially or fully metalized source, and/or, a partially or fully metalized drain, and wherein said plurality of bit-line pillars comprise a thermally conductive path from said plurality of memory cells to an external surface of said device.

公开(公告)号：US20220181304A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17680297

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first silicon layer including a first single crystal silicon; a first metal layer disposed over the first silicon layer; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors include a second single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where 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 first level, where the first level thickness is less than two microns.

公开(公告)号：US20220181187A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17679058

申请日：2022-02-23

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 and first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer; second transistors disposed atop of the second metal layer; third transistors disposed atop of the second transistors, where at least one of the third transistors includes at least one replacement gate, being processed to replace a non-metal gate material with a metal based gate, and where a distance from at least one of the third transistors to at least one of the second transistors is less than 1 micron.

公开(公告)号：US11355381B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US17543510

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/22 ,  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 ,  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; 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 level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the second level includes an array of memory cells, and where each of the memory cells includes at least one recessed-channel-array-transistor (RCAT).

公开(公告)号：US20220165602A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17670455

申请日：2022-02-12

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, including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and control circuits, the control circuits include a plurality of first single crystal transistors; forming at least one second level disposed above the first level; processing to form a plurality of second transistors, where the processing includes forming a plurality of memory cells, each of the plurality of memory cells includes at least one of the plurality of second transistors, where the control circuits control the plurality of memory cells, where at least one of the plurality of memory cells is at least partially atop a portion of the control circuits, where processing the control circuits accounts for a thermal budget associated with processing of the second transistors by adjusting annealing of the first transistors accordingly; processing to replace gate material of at least one of the plurality of second transistors.

公开(公告)号：US20220147689A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17581884

申请日：2022-01-22

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394 ,  G06F30/327

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, 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 includes a Computer Aided Design tool, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the logic 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 connected so to write data to the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, and where the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.