公开(公告)号：US20180151589A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15843659

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Satoshi SHIMIZU ,  Hiroyuki OGAWA ,  Yasuo KASAGI ,  Kento KITAMURA

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L23/522

CPC classification number: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L21/76895 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L27/0629 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L29/42344 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/792

Abstract: A layer stack including a lower semiconductor layer, a lower dielectric layer, and a spacer material layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate, and the spacer material layer is patterned to form spacer line structures. An upper dielectric layer and an upper semiconductor layer are formed, followed by formation of an alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack, the upper semiconductor layer, and the dielectric material layer. The upper semiconductor layer, the upper dielectric layer, and the lower semiconductor layer can be patterned to form a buried source layer and at least one passive device. Each passive device can include a lower semiconductor plate, a dielectric material plate, and an upper semiconductor plate. Each passive device can be a resistor or a capacitor.

公开(公告)号：US20240387374A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18788855

申请日：2024-07-30

Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Masato NOGUCHI ,  Kento KITAMURA ,  Yusuke YOSHIDA

IPC: H01L23/528 ,  G11C16/04 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H10B41/10 ,  H10B41/27 ,  H10B41/35 ,  H10B43/10 ,  H10B43/27 ,  H10B43/35

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers that is located on a front side of a source layer, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, a dielectric material portion laterally offset from the alternating stack, a connection via structure vertically extending through the dielectric material portion and contacting a front side surface of a metallic plate, and a backside contact pad in electrical contact with the metallic plate.

公开(公告)号：US20240306392A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18662077

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Ryo MIZUTSU ,  Kento KITAMURA ,  Kentaro YOSHINO ,  Naoki TAKEGUCHI

IPC: H10B43/27 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H10B80/00

CPC classification number: H10B43/27 ,  H10B80/00 ,  H01L24/08 ,  H01L24/80 ,  H01L25/0657 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L25/50 ,  H01L2224/08145 ,  H01L2224/80006 ,  H01L2224/80895 ,  H01L2224/80896 ,  H01L2924/1431 ,  H01L2924/14511

Abstract: A device structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, a dielectric material portion overlying the alternating stack, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, and a coaxial double contact via structure. The coaxial double contact via structure includes an inner layer contact via structure contacting the first-type electrically conductive layer; at least one insulating spacer layer that laterally surrounds the inner layer contact via structure; and an outer layer contact via structure including a tubular conductive portion that laterally surrounds the at least one insulating spacer layer and contacting the second-type electrically conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US20180122906A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15458272

申请日：2017-03-14

Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Jixin YU ,  Kento KITAMURA ,  Tong ZHANG ,  Chun GE ,  Yanli ZHANG ,  Satoshi SHIMIZU ,  Yasuo KASAGI ,  Hiroyuki OGAWA ,  Daxin MAO ,  Kensuke YAMAGUCHI ,  Johann ALSMEIER ,  James KAI

IPC: H01L29/10 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L27/11573

CPC classification number: H01L29/1037 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11582

Abstract: The contact area between a source strap structure of a buried source layer and semiconductor channels within memory structures can be increased by laterally expanding a source-level volume in which the memory stack structures are formed. In one embodiment, sacrificial semiconductor pedestals can be formed in source-level memory openings prior to formation of a vertically alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers. Memory openings can include bulging portions formed by removal of the sacrificial semiconductor pedestals. Memory stack structures can be formed with a greater sidewall surface area in the bulging portions to provide a greater contact area with the source strap structure. Alternatively, bottom portions of memory openings can be expanded selective to upper portions during, or after, formation of the memory openings to provide bulging portions and to increase the contact area with the source strap structure.