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公开(公告)号:US10559582B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-11
申请号:US15997194
申请日:2018-06-04
IPC分类号: H01L27/24 , H01L27/11575 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11548 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11519
摘要: A three-dimensional memory device includes source-level material layers located over a substrate, the source-level material layers containing a source contact layer, an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over the substrate-level material layers, memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, such that each of the memory stack structures includes a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel having a bottom surface that contacts a respective horizontal surface of the source contact layer, and dielectric pillar structures embedded within the substrate-level material layers and located between the memory stack structures.
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公开(公告)号:US10192878B1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-29
申请号:US15704286
申请日:2017-09-14
发明人: Masanori Tsutsumi , Shinsuke Yada , Yanli Zhang
IPC分类号: H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11556 , H01L21/768 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524
摘要: Sacrificial memory opening fill structures are formed through an alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers. A drain select level isolation trench extending through drain select level sacrificial material layers is formed employing a combination of a photoresist layer including a linear opening and a pair of rows of sacrificial memory opening fill structures as an etch mask. Sacrificial spacers are formed on sidewalls of the drain select level isolation trench. A drain select level isolation dielectric structure is formed in a remaining volume of the drain select level isolation trench. The sacrificial memory opening fill structures are replaced with memory stack structures. The sacrificial material layers and the sacrificial spacers are replaced with a conductive material to form electrically conductive layers and conductive connector spacers. The drain select level isolation dielectric structure is self-aligned to the memory stack structures and divides drain select level electrically conductive layers.
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公开(公告)号:US10141331B1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-27
申请号:US15607583
申请日:2017-05-29
发明人: Hiromasa Susuki , Masanori Tsutsumi , Shigehisa Inoue , Junji Oh , Kensuke Yamaguchi , Seiji Shimabukuro , Yuji Fukano , Ryoichi Ehara , Youko Furihata
IPC分类号: H01L29/76 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157
CPC分类号: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157
摘要: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, the alternating stack containing a memory array region and a terrace region. Memory stack structures containing a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel extend through the memory array region of the alternating stack. Support pillar structures extending through the terrace region of the alternating stack. The support pillar structures have different heights from each other.
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公开(公告)号:US12058854B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US17232209
申请日:2021-04-16
发明人: Takaaki Iwai , Akio Nishida , Masanori Tsutsumi
IPC分类号: H10B41/27 , G11C8/14 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B41/40 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35 , H10B43/40
CPC分类号: H10B41/27 , G11C8/14 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B41/40 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35 , H10B43/40
摘要: A memory die includes source-select-level electrically conductive strips laterally spaced apart by source-select-level dielectric isolation structures, an alternating stack of word-line-level electrically conductive layers and insulating layers; and source strips located on an opposite side of the source-select-level electrically conductive strips. Each of the source strips has an areal overlap with only a respective one of the source-select-level electrically conductive strips. Memory stack structures vertically extend through the alternating stack and a respective subset of the source-select-level electrically conductive strips. A logic die may be bonded to the memory die on an opposite side of the source strips. Each source strip is electrically connected to a respective group of memory stack structures laterally surrounded by a respective source-select-level electrically conductive strip.
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公开(公告)号:US12046285B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US17351789
申请日:2021-06-18
IPC分类号: G11C16/04 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
CPC分类号: G11C16/0483 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/5283 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
摘要: A vertical repetition of multiple instances of a unit layer stack is formed over a substrate. The unit layer stack includes an insulating layer and a sacrificial material layer. Lateral recesses are formed by removing the sacrificial material layers selective to the insulating layers. Each lateral recess is sequentially fill with at least one conductive fill material and an insulating fill material, and vertically-extending portions of the at least one conductive fill material are removed such that a vertical layer stack including a first-type electrically conductive layer, a seamed insulating layer, and a second-type electrically conductive layer are formed in each lateral recess. Memory opening fill structures including a respective vertical stack of memory elements is formed through the insulating layers and the layer stacks. Access points for providing an etchant for removing the sacrificial material layers may be provided by memory openings, contact via cavities or backside trenches.
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公开(公告)号:US20240064985A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18386456
申请日:2023-11-02
发明人: Masanori Tsutsumi , Kazuki Isozumi , Peng Zhang
摘要: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate. The electrically conductive layers include word-line-level electrically conductive layers and drain-select-level electrically conductive layers overlying the word-line-level electrically conductive layers. An array of memory opening fill structures is located within an array of memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack. An encapsulated cavity vertically extends through the drain-select-level electrically conductive layers. The array of memory opening fill structures includes two rows of first memory opening fill structures that are arranged along a first horizontal direction. Each of the first memory opening fill structures includes a respective planar straight sidewall in contact with a respective portion of a pair of straight sidewalls of the encapsulated cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US11889684B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US16951325
申请日:2020-11-18
发明人: Masanori Tsutsumi , Shinsuke Yada , Mitsuteru Mushiga , Akio Nishida , Hiroyuki Ogawa , Teruo Okina
IPC分类号: H10B41/27 , H01L29/06 , G11C7/18 , G11C8/14 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
CPC分类号: H10B41/27 , G11C7/18 , G11C8/14 , H01L29/0653 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
摘要: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over at least one source layer, and groups of memory opening fill structures vertically extending through the alternating stack. Each memory opening fill structure can include a vertical stack of memory elements and a vertical semiconductor channel. A plurality of source-side select gate electrodes can be laterally spaced apart by source-select-level dielectric isolation structures. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one source layer may include a plurality of source layers. A group of memory opening fill structures can be selected by selecting a source layer and/or by selecting a source-level electrically conductive layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11367733B1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US17113254
申请日:2020-12-07
发明人: Naohiro Hosoda , Masanori Tsutsumi , Kota Funayama
IPC分类号: H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/11526 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11519
摘要: A memory die includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located between a drain-side dielectric layer and a source-side dielectric layer. Memory openings vertically extend through the alternating stack. Each of the memory openings has a greater lateral dimension an interface with the source-side dielectric layer than at an interface with the drain-side dielectric layer. Memory opening fill structures are located in the memory openings. Each of the memory opening fill structures includes a vertical semiconductor channel, a vertical stack of memory elements, and a drain region. A logic die may be bonded to a source-side dielectric layer side of the memory die.
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公开(公告)号:US11289416B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16695775
申请日:2019-11-26
发明人: Masanori Tsutsumi , Naohiro Hosoda , Shuichi Hamaguchi , Kazuki Isozumi , Genta Mizuno , Yusuke Mukae , Ryo Nakamura , Yu Ueda
IPC分类号: H01L29/76 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/532 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11524
摘要: A semiconductor structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, where each of the memory opening fill structures contains a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel that extend vertically, and each memory film includes a crystalline blocking dielectric metal oxide layer, and a metal oxide amorphous dielectric nucleation layer located between each of the vertically neighboring electrically conductive layers and insulating layers, and located between each of the crystalline blocking dielectric metal oxide layers and each of the electrically conductive layers.
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公开(公告)号:US10861869B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16242245
申请日:2019-01-08
发明人: Ryo Nakamura , Yu Ueda , Tatsuya Hinoue , Shigehisa Inoue , Genta Mizuno , Masanori Tsutsumi
IPC分类号: H01L27/11582 , H01L21/28 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11573 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157
摘要: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. Each of the memory stack structures includes respective charge storage elements and a respective vertical semiconductor channel contacting an inner sidewall of the respective charge storage elements. The sacrificial material layers are replaced with electrically conductive layers. A polycrystalline aluminum oxide blocking dielectric layer is provided between each charge storage element and a neighboring one of the electrically conductive layers. The polycrystalline aluminum oxide blocking dielectric layer is formed by: depositing an amorphous aluminum oxide layer, converting the amorphous aluminum oxide layer into an in-process polycrystalline aluminum oxide blocking dielectric layer, and by thinning the in-process polycrystalline aluminum oxide blocking dielectric layer.
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