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公开(公告)号:US20250169262A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19030871
申请日:2025-01-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Robert R. Rhodehouse
IPC: H10H29/14 , H10H20/00 , H10H20/01 , H10H20/811 , H10H20/824 , H10H20/831
Abstract: Solid state transducer devices with independently controlled regions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A solid state transducer device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a transducer structure having a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region. A first contact is electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a first path, and a second contact electrically spaced apart from the first contact and connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input to the second region along a second path different than the first path. A third electrical contact is electrically connected to the second semiconductor material.
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公开(公告)号:US20250167072A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19029881
申请日:2025-01-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kunal R. Parekh , Angela S. Parekh
IPC: H01L23/373 , H01L23/00 , H01L23/367 , H01L25/065 , H01L25/18
Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly is provided. The assembly includes a first semiconductor device including a plurality of electrical contacts on an upper surface thereof; a monolithic silicon structure having a lower surface in contact with the upper surface of the first semiconductor device, the monolithic silicon structure including a cavity extending from the lower surface completely through a body of the monolithic silicon structure to a top surface of the monolithic silicon structure; and a second semiconductor device disposed in the cavity, the second semiconductor device including a plurality of interconnects, each operatively coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical contacts.
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公开(公告)号:US20250166704A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19027291
申请日:2025-01-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Alyssa N. Scarbrough , John D. Hopkins , Collin Howder , Jordan D. Greenlee
Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a lower portion of a stack that will comprise vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. The stack comprises laterally-spaced memory-block regions. Material of the first tiers is of different composition from material of the second tiers. The lower portion comprises an upper second tier comprising insulative material. The vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers of an upper portion of the stack are formed above the lower portion. Channel-material strings are formed that extend through the upper portion to the lower portion. Horizontally-elongated lines are formed in the upper second tier longitudinally-along opposing lateral edges of the memory-block regions. Material of the lines is of different composition from that of the insulative material in the upper second tier that is laterally-between the lines. Horizontally-elongated trenches are formed into the stack that are individually between immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory-block regions and that extend through the upper portion to the lower portion. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20250166696A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19030522
申请日:2025-01-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yu-Chung Lien , Zhenming Zhou
IPC: G11C11/4096 , G11C11/4074 , G11C11/4076
Abstract: A memory subsystem receives a first read command and a second read command. Responsive to determining that the first read command originated from a host system, the memory subsystem selects a reverse read trim setting. Responsive to determining that the second read command did not originate from the host system, the memory subsystem selects a forward read trim setting. The memory subsystem executes the first read command using the reverse read trim setting. The memory subsystem executes the second read command using the forward read trim setting.
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公开(公告)号:US20250165340A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18901895
申请日:2024-09-30
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jennifer E. Taylor , Timothy M. Hollis , Eric J. Stave , Chulkyu Lee , Chris Gregory Holub
IPC: G06F11/10
Abstract: A decision counter circuit is used in a self-adaptation circuit to apply digital averaging to input signals to obtain adaptive settings of circuit parameters for a memory chip of a memory device during the operation. Individual adaptive settings of the parameters (e.g., impedance, capacitance, equalization parameters) during operation are obtained for each of the memory chips in the memory device. The self-adaptation enables equalization adjustment across temperature and voltage drift.
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公开(公告)号:US20250165256A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19023081
申请日:2025-01-15
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Steven Jeffrey Wallach
Abstract: A computing device (e.g., a processor) having a plurality of branch target buffers. A first branch target buffer in the plurality of branch target buffers is used in execution of a set of instructions containing a call to a subroutine. In response to the call to the subroutine, a second branch target buffer is allocated from the plurality of branch target buffers for execution of instructions in the subroutine. The second branch target buffer is cleared before the execution of the instructions in the subroutine. The execution of the instructions in the subroutine is restricted to access the second branch target buffer and blocked from accessing branch target buffers other than the second branch target buffer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159910A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18952568
申请日:2024-11-19
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Lorenzo Fratin , Fabio Pellizzer , Paolo Fantini
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for memory device with a split pillar architecture are described. A memory device may include a substrate arranged with conductive contacts in a pattern and openings through alternative layers of conductive and insulative material that may decrease the spacing between the openings while maintaining a dielectric thickness to sustain the voltage to be applied to the array. After etching material, an insulative material may be deposited in a trench. Portions of the insulative material may be removed to form openings, into which cell material is deposited. Conductive pillars may extend perpendicular to the planes of the conductive material and the substrate, and couple to conductive contacts. The conductive pillars and cell material may be divided to form a first and second storage components and first and second pillars.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159890A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19025791
申请日:2025-01-16
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John D. Hopkins , Rita J. Klein , Jordan D. Greenlee
Abstract: Electronic devices (e.g., semiconductor devices, which may be configured for 3D NAND memory devices), comprise pillars extending through a stack of alternating conductive tiers and insulative tiers. The conductive tiers, which may include control gates for access lines (e.g., word lines), include conductive rails along an outer sidewall of the conductive tiers, distal from the pillars extending through the conductive tiers. The conductive rails protrude laterally beyond outer sidewalls of the insulative tiers. The conductive rails increase the amount of conductive material that may otherwise be in the conductive tiers, which may enable the conductive material to exhibit a lower electrical resistance, improving operational performance of the electronic devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159878A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19022599
申请日:2025-01-15
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jun Fang , Fei Wang , Saniya Rathod , Rutuparna Narulkar , Matthew Park , Matthew J. King
Abstract: A semiconductor device structure that comprises tiers of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels and a carbon-doped silicon nitride over the tiers of the staircase structure. The carbon-doped silicon nitride excludes silicon carbon nitride. A method of forming the semiconductor device structure comprises forming stairs in a staircase structure comprising alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. A carbon-doped silicon nitride is formed over the stairs, an oxide material is formed over the carbon-doped silicon nitride, and openings are formed in the oxide material. The openings extend to the carbon-doped silicon nitride. The carbon-doped silicon nitride is removed to extend the openings into the conductive levels of the staircase structure. Additional methods are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159877A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19022523
申请日:2025-01-15
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jun Fang , Fei Wang , Saniya Rathod , Rutuparna Narulkar , Matthew Park , Matthew J. King
Abstract: A semiconductor device structure that comprises tiers of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels and a carbon-doped silicon nitride over the tiers of the staircase structure. The carbon-doped silicon nitride excludes silicon carbon nitride. A method of forming the semiconductor device structure comprises forming stairs in a staircase structure comprising alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. A carbon-doped silicon nitride is formed over the stairs, an oxide material is formed over the carbon-doped silicon nitride, and openings are formed in the oxide material. The openings extend to the carbon-doped silicon nitride. The carbon-doped silicon nitride is removed to extend the openings into the conductive levels of the staircase structure. Additional methods are disclosed.
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