公开(公告)号：US12093628B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18208647

申请日：2023-06-12

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

CPC classification number: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first level and a second level; levels connection pads between the first level and the second level; providing placement data of the second level; performing a placement of the first level using a placer executed by a computer, where the placement of the first level is based on the placement of the levels connection pads, where the placer is part of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool, where the first level includes first routing layers; performing a routing of the first level by routing layers using a router executed by a computer, where the router is a part of the CAD tool or a part of another CAD tool, where at least one metal routing layer is in-between the first level first transistors and the second level second transistors.

公开(公告)号：US20230325572A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18208647

申请日：2023-06-12

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

CPC classification number: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first level and a second level; levels connection pads between the first level and the second level; providing placement data of the second level; performing a placement of the first level using a placer executed by a computer, where the placement of the first level is based on the placement of the levels connection pads, where the placer is part of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool, where the first level includes first routing layers; performing a routing of the first level by routing layers using a router executed by a computer, where the router is a part of the CAD tool or a part of another CAD tool, where at least one metal routing layer is in-between the first level first transistors and the second level second transistors.

公开(公告)号：US11615228B1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US18090134

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first level and a second level; providing connections placement data of the second level, where the connections include planned connections between the first level and the second level; performing a placement of the first level using a placer executed by a computer, where the placement of the first level is based on the connections placement data, where the placer is part of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool, and where the first level includes first routing layers; and performing a routing of the first level by routing layers using a router executed by a computer, where the router is a part of the Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or a part of another CAD tool.

公开(公告)号：US20230012640A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17953211

申请日：2022-09-26

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first level and a second level, where the first level includes logic and the second level includes memory; and then obtaining a first placement of at least portion of the second level, where the first placement includes placement of a first memory array, where the Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the first level and the second level; and performing a second placement, where performing the second placement includes placing the first logic circuit based on the first placement of the first memory array, where the performing a second placement includes using a placer executed by a computer, where the placer is a part of a Computer Aided Design tool, and where the logic includes a first logic circuit configured to read data from the first memory array.

公开(公告)号：US20220318477A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17841619

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing 3D Integrated Circuits including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first and second level, where the first level includes logic, the second level includes memory; and then receiving a first placement of at least portion of the second level, where the first placement includes a placement of a first memory array, where the Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the first level and second level; performing a second placement of the first level based on the first placement, the performing a second placement includes using a placer computer executed, where the placer is a part of a Computer Aided Design tool, where the logic includes a first logic circuit configured to write data to the first memory array, and where performing the second placement includes placing the first logic circuit based on the first placement of the first memory array.

公开(公告)号：US20220067262A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17523904

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method 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 is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the logic strata 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 controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, 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：US11205034B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US17385082

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method 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 is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes through silicon vias for connection between the logic strata 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 controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, and the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.

公开(公告)号：US20180218946A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15904347

申请日：2018-02-24

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/822 ,  H03K19/177 ,  H03K19/0948 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L23/36 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/683 ,  G11C29/00 ,  G11C17/14 ,  G11C17/06 ,  G11C16/04 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/00

CPC classification number: H01L21/8221 ,  G11C5/025 ,  G11C5/063 ,  G11C16/0483 ,  G11C17/06 ,  G11C17/14 ,  G11C29/82 ,  H01L21/6835 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L21/845 ,  H01L23/36 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L23/5252 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L24/16 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L25/0655 ,  H01L25/0657 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/0694 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/10873 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10897 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/1104 ,  H01L27/1108 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11206 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11803 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L27/249 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1226 ,  H01L45/146 ,  H01L2223/5442 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/54453 ,  H01L2224/16145 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2225/06513 ,  H01L2225/06517 ,  H01L2225/06527 ,  H01L2225/06541 ,  H01L2225/06589 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01066 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/12032 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/1433 ,  H01L2924/1436 ,  H01L2924/1437 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/181 ,  H01L2924/19107 ,  H01L2924/207 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K19/0948 ,  H03K19/17704 ,  H03K19/17756 ,  H03K19/17764 ,  H03K19/17796

Abstract: A 3D memory device, the device including: a first single crystal layer including memory peripheral circuits; a first memory layer including a first junction-less transistor; a second memory layer including a second junction-less transistor; and a third memory layer including a third junction-less transistor, where the first memory layer overlays the first single crystal layer, where the second memory layer overlays the first memory layer, where the third memory layer overlays the second memory layer, where the first junction-less transistor, the second junction-less transistor and the third junction-less transistor are formed by a single lithography and etch process, and where the first memory layer includes a nonvolatile NAND type memory.

公开(公告)号：US20170133432A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15409740

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L29/04

CPC classification number: H01L27/2436 ,  G11C13/0021 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02667 ,  H01L21/2236 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/8221 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10894 ,  H01L27/10897 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/1108 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11807 ,  H01L27/11898 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/249 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L29/66568 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1226 ,  H01L45/146 ,  H01L45/1616 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/54453 ,  H01L2924/00011 ,  H01L2224/80001

Abstract: A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor overlaying the second transistor or underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, and where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.

公开(公告)号：US20160343774A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15224929

申请日：2016-08-01

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L45/00

CPC classification number: H01L27/2436 ,  G03F9/7076 ,  G03F9/7084 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/8221 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10894 ,  H01L27/10897 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/1108 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11807 ,  H01L27/11898 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/249 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1226 ,  H01L45/146 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/54453 ,  H01L2924/00011 ,  H01L2224/80001

Abstract: A semiconductor device, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor, where the second transistor overlays the first transistor and the second transistor self-aligned to the first transistor; and a plurality of junctionless transistors, where at least one of the junctionless transistors controls access to at least one of the memory cells.

Abstract translation: 一种半导体器件，包括：包括第一晶体管的第一存储单元; 第二存储单元，包括第二晶体管，其中所述第二晶体管覆盖所述第一晶体管，所述第二晶体管与所述第一晶体管自对准; 以及多个无连接晶体管，其中至少一个无连接晶体管控制对至少一个存储单元的访问。