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公开(公告)号:US20210375907A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-02
申请号:US16885720
申请日:2020-05-28
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Indra V. Chary
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first deck, a second deck over the first deck, and a third deck over the second deck. The first deck has first conductive levels disposed one atop another. The second deck has second conductive levels disposed one atop another. The third deck has third conductive levels disposed one atop another. A first staircase region extends to the first and second conductive levels, and passes through the third conductive levels. A second staircase region extends to the third conductive levels and not to the first and second conductive levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20210280597A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-09
申请号:US16811118
申请日:2020-03-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , G11C5/02 , G11C5/06
Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a memory array region which includes channel material pillars extending through a stack of alternating conductive and insulative levels. A second region is adjacent the memory array region. A conductive expanse is within the memory array region and electrically coupled with the channel material of the channel material pillars. A panel extends across the memory array region and the second region. The panel separates one memory block region from another. The panel has a first portion over the conductive expanse, and has a second portion adjacent the first portion. The panel has a bottom surface. A first segment of the bottom surface is adjacent an upper surface of the conductive expanse. A segment of the bottom surface within the second portion is elevationally offset relative to the first segment. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20210126010A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US16667719
申请日:2019-10-29
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Indra V. Chary , Justin B. Dorhout
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , G11C16/08
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a microelectronic device structure. The microelectronic device structure comprises a stack structure comprising insulative structures and additional insulative structures vertically alternating with the insulative structures, a dielectric structure vertically extending partially through the stack structure, and a dielectric material vertically overlying and horizontally extending across the stack structure and the dielectric structure. Portions of at least the dielectric material and the dielectric structure are removed to form a trench vertically overlying and at least partially horizontally overlapping a remaining portion of the dielectric structure. The trench is substantially filled with additional dielectric material. Microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20210126009A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US16667704
申请日:2019-10-29
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Xuan Li , Adeline Yii
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure, at least one staircase structure, contact structures, and support structures. The stack structure comprises vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures arranged in tiers, each of the tiers individually comprising one of the conductive structures and one of the insulating structures. The at least one staircase structure is within the stack structure and has steps comprising edges of at least some of the tiers. The contact structures are on the steps of the at least one staircase structure. The support structures horizontally alternate with the contact structures in a first horizontal direction and vertically extend through the stack structure. The support structures have oblong horizontal cross-sectional shapes. Additional microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20250017007A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-09
申请号:US18347752
申请日:2023-07-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Indra V. Chary , Nancy M. Lomeli , Xiao Li
IPC: H10B43/27 , H01L21/768 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/35
Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device includes forming a microelectronic device structure. The microelectronic device structure includes a stack structure comprising insulative structures and electrically conductive structures vertically alternating with the insulative structures, pillar structures extending vertically through the stack structure, an etch stop material vertically overlaying the stack structure, and a first dielectric material vertically overlying the etch stop material. The method further includes removing portions of the first dielectric material, the etch stop material, and an upper region of the stack structure to form a trench interposed between horizontally neighboring groups of the pillar structures, forming a liner material within the trench, and substantially filling a remaining portion of the trench with a second dielectric material to form a dielectric barrier structure.
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公开(公告)号:US12127400B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17648708
申请日:2022-01-24
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Indra V. Chary
IPC: H10B43/27 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/532 , H10B41/27
CPC classification number: H10B41/27 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/53271 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprising a stack structure comprising a non-staircase region, a staircase region, and an array region. Each of the non-staircase region, the staircase region, and the array region comprises tiers of alternating conductive materials and dielectric materials. One or more pillars are in the non-staircase region and in the array region, and one or more supports are in the staircase region. A conductive material is in each of the non-staircase region, the staircase region, and the array region and extends vertically into a source adjacent to the tiers. The source comprises corrosion containment features in each of the non-staircase region, the staircase region, and the array region, adjacent to the conductive material in the source. Additional microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240250033A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18623507
申请日:2024-04-01
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Lifang Xu , Xiao Li , Jivaan Kishore Jhothiraman , Mohad Baboli
IPC: H01L23/535 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
CPC classification number: H01L23/535 , H01L21/76805 , H01L21/76816 , H01L21/76832 , H01L21/76834 , H01L21/76877 , H01L21/76895 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/5283 , H10B41/27 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure comprising an alternating sequence of conductive material and insulative material arranged in tiers, and having blocks separated by dielectric slot structures. Each of the blocks comprises a stadium structure, a filled trench overlying the stadium structure, support structures extending through the filled trench and tiers of the stack structure, and dielectric liner structures covering sidewalls of the support structures. The stadium structure comprises staircase structures each having steps comprising edges of the tiers of the stack structure. The filled trench comprises a dielectric material interposed between at least two additional dielectric materials. The dielectric liner structures comprise first protrusions at vertical positions of the dielectric material, and second protrusions at vertical positions of the conductive material of the tiers of the stack structure. The second protrusions have greater horizontal dimensions than the first protrusions. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11917817B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17125200
申请日:2020-12-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , John D. Hopkins , Lifang Xu , Nancy M. Lomeli , Indra V. Chary , Kar Wui Thong , Shicong Wang
CPC classification number: H10B41/27 , G11C5/025 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/768 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure comprising a vertically alternating sequence of conductive material and insulative material arranged in tiers. The stack structure has blocks separated from one another by first dielectric slot structures. Each of the blocks comprises two crest regions, a stadium structure interposed between the two crest regions in a first horizontal direction and comprising opposing staircase structures each having steps comprising edges of the tiers of the stack structure, and two bridge regions neighboring opposing sides of the stadium structure in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction and having upper surfaces substantially coplanar with upper surfaces of the two crest regions. At least one second dielectric slot structure is within horizontal boundaries of the stadium structure in the first horizontal direction and partially vertically extends through and segmenting each of the two bridge regions. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming microelectronic devices are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11910598B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US17816299
申请日:2022-07-29
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Indra V. Chary , Justin B. Dorhout
IPC: H10B41/27 , G11C5/02 , H01L23/00 , H01L23/538 , H01L21/768 , G11C5/06 , H10B43/27
CPC classification number: H10B41/27 , G11C5/025 , G11C5/06 , H01L21/76838 , H01L23/5386 , H01L24/14 , H10B43/27
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure comprising alternating conductive structures and insulative structures arranged in tiers, the tiers individually comprising one of the conductive structures and one of the insulative structures, first support pillar structures extending through the stack structure within a first region of the microelectronic device, the first support pillar structures electrically isolated from a source structure underlying the stack structure, second support pillar structures extending through the stack structure within a second region of the microelectronic device, the second support pillar structures comprising an electrically conductive material in electrical communication with the source structure, and bridge structures extending between at least some neighboring first support pillar structures of the first support pillar structures. Related memory devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11889691B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US17211580
申请日:2021-03-24
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shuangqiang Luo , Dong Wang , Rui Zhang , Da Xing , Xiao Li , Pei Qiong Cheung , Xiao Zeng
Abstract: Some embodiments include an assembly having conductive structures distributed along a level within a memory array region and another region proximate the memory array region. The conductive structures include a first stack over a metal-containing region. A semiconductor material is within the first stack. A second stack is over the conductive structures, and includes alternating conductive tiers and insulative tiers. Cell-material-pillars are within the memory array region. The cell-material-pillars include channel material. The semiconductor material directly contacts the channel material. Conductive post structures are within the other region. Some of the conductive post structures are dummy structures and have bottom surfaces which are entirely along an insulative oxide material. Others of the conductive post structures are live posts electrically coupled with CMOS circuitry. Some embodiments include methods of forming assemblies.
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