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.

公开(公告)号：US11315980B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17572550

申请日：2022-01-10

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 source, channel, and drain, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a second single crystal source, channel, and drain, where the second single crystal source, channel, and drain is disposed above the first single crystal source, channel, and drain, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a third single crystal source, channel, and drain, where the third single crystal source, channel, and drain is disposed above the second single crystal source, channel, and drain, where at least one of the plurality of transistors includes a fourth single crystal source, channel, and drain, and where the first single crystal source or drain, and the second single crystal source or drain each include n+ doped regions.

公开(公告)号：US20220093441A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17543510

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  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, 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：US11257689B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US17498486

申请日：2021-10-11

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L23/498 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L21/48 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/098 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/373

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level, wherein said first level comprises a first layer, said first layer comprising first transistors, and wherein said first level comprises a second layer, said second layer comprising first interconnections; a second level overlaying said first level, wherein said second level comprises a third layer, said third layer comprising second transistors, and wherein said second level comprises a fourth layer, said fourth layer comprising second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, wherein said plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of said first transistors to a plurality of said second transistors, wherein said second level is bonded to said first level, wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bond regions, wherein said bonded comprises metal to metal bond regions, and wherein said first level comprises a plurality of trench capacitors.

公开(公告)号：US20220028811A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17498486

申请日：2021-10-11

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level, wherein said first level comprises a first layer, said first layer comprising first transistors, and wherein said first level comprises a second layer, said second layer comprising first interconnections; a second level overlaying said first level, wherein said second level comprises a third layer, said third layer comprising second transistors, and wherein said second level comprises a fourth layer, said fourth layer comprising second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, wherein said plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of said first transistors to a plurality of said second transistors, wherein said second level is bonded to said first level, wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bond regions, wherein said bonded comprises metal to metal bond regions, and wherein said first level comprises a plurality of trench capacitors.

公开(公告)号：US11227897B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US17402526

申请日：2021-08-14

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 method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and first alignment marks; forming memory control circuits including first single crystal transistors, where the first single crystal transistors include portions of the single crystal layer; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching lithography windows within the at least one second level; performing a first lithographic step over the at least one second level aligned to the first alignment marks; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the at last one second level, where each of the plurality of first memory cells include one of a plurality of second transistors, and where the plurality of second transistors are aligned to the first alignment marks with a less than 40 nm alignment error.

公开(公告)号：US20220013533A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17484394

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11573

Abstract: A 3D memory device, the device including: a plurality of memory cells, where each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes at least one memory transistor, where each of the at least one memory transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel; a plurality of bit-line pillars, where each bit-line pillar of the plurality of bit-line pillars is directly connected to a plurality of the source or the drain, where the bit-line pillars are vertically oriented, where the channel is horizontally oriented; and a level of memory control circuits, where the memory control circuits is disposed either above or below the plurality of memory cells.

公开(公告)号：US11217472B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US17233503

申请日：2021-04-18

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  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 single crystal first transistors, and a first metal layer, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, where the third level is bonded to the second isolation layer, where the bonded includes at least one oxide to oxide bond, and where the bonded includes at least one metal to metal bond.

公开(公告)号：US20210375995A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17402526

申请日：2021-08-14

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Deepak C. Sekar ,  Zvi Or-Bach

IPC: 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

Abstract: A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and first alignment marks; forming memory control circuits including first single crystal transistors, where the first single crystal transistors include portions of the single crystal layer; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching lithography windows within the at least one second level; performing a first lithographic step over the at least one second level aligned to the first alignment marks; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the at last one second level, where each of the plurality of first memory cells include one of a plurality of second transistors, and where the plurality of second transistors are aligned to the first alignment marks with a less than 40 nm alignment error.

公开(公告)号：US20210375829A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17396646

申请日：2021-08-06

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/473 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L25/00

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level; and a second level, where the first level includes single crystal silicon and a plurality of logic circuits, where the second level is disposed above the first level and includes a plurality of arrays of memory cells, where the single crystal silicon includes an area, and where the area is greater than 1,000 mm2.