公开(公告)号：US20230197608A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17644937

申请日：2021-12-17

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Darwin A. Clampitt ,  Amber Thompson ,  Shruthi Kumara Vadivel

IPC: H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L21/768

CPC classification number: H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L21/768

Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a stack structure having a vertically alternating sequence of conductive structures and insulating structures arranged in tiers. The stack structure further includes a first block having first stadium structures having steps having horizontal ends of the tiers, an arrangement of the first stadium structures ascending from a lowermost first stadium structure to an uppermost first stadium structure in a first horizontal direction and a second block neighboring the first block in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction and having second stadium structures having additional steps having additional horizontal ends of the tiers, an arrangement of second stadium structures descending from an uppermost second stadium structure to a lowermost second stadium structure in the first horizontal direction. Related methods and electronic systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230057027A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17407259

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Lisa R. Copenspire-Ross ,  Amber Thompson ,  Amber Huddleston ,  Qianlan Liu ,  Charlotte Singleton

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05B19/4155

Abstract: Apparatuses, machine-readable media, and methods related to cleaning detection are described. A cleaning detection system can be used to determine whether there is a need for cleaning by comparing detection inputs, from sensors of the cleaning detection system, that are associated with an updated status of an area to a baseline status of an area. The cleaning detection system can receive a number of initial inputs associated with an area scanned by the device, determine a baseline status of the area based on the number of initial inputs, receive a number of detection inputs associated with the area scanned by the device, and determine whether a location of the area is in need of cleaning based on a comparison of the baseline status and the number of detection inputs.