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公开(公告)号:US20240196616A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-13
申请号:US18493020
申请日:2023-10-24
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tomohiro KUBO , Akihiro TOBIOKA
CPC classification number: H10B43/27 , H01L24/08 , H01L24/80 , H01L25/0657 , H01L25/18 , H01L25/50 , H10B41/27 , H10B80/00 , H01L2224/08145 , H01L2224/80895 , H01L2224/80896 , H01L2924/1431 , H01L2924/14511
Abstract: A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and composite layers that alternate along a vertical direction, arrays of memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, and including a vertical semiconductor channel and a respective vertical stack of memory elements, and dielectric isolation structures laterally contacting each of the insulating layers and each of the composite layers. Each of the composite layers includes a combination of a dielectric connection plate and a plurality of electrically conductive layers that laterally extend along a first horizontal direction and that are laterally spaced apart along a second horizontal direction by backside trenches that laterally extend along the first horizontal direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20240213145A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18351828
申请日:2023-07-13
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Masato MIYAMOTO , Hiroyuki OGAWA , Tomohiro KUBO
IPC: H01L23/522 , G11C16/04 , H01L23/528 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
CPC classification number: H01L23/5226 , G11C16/0483 , H01L23/5283 , 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, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures including a vertical channel and memory elements located in the memory openings, a contact via cavity vertically extending through the alternating stack, and an integrated contact-and-support assembly located in the contact via cavity. The integrated contact-and-support assembly includes a dielectric support pillar and a conductive layer contact via structure electrically contacting a top surface of a first electrically conductive layer of the electrically conductive layers that surrounds the contact via cavity. A dielectric spacer is located in the contact via cavity, covering a sidewall of the first electrically conductive layer in the contact via cavity, and extending above the top surface of the first electrically conductive layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20230246085A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US17587518
申请日:2022-01-28
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tomohiro KUBO , Yuki - KASAI
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L21/28 , H01L27/11582
CPC classification number: H01L29/4234 , H01L29/40117 , H01L27/11582
Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and a memory opening fill structure located in the memory opening and including a vertical semiconductor channel, a memory film in contact with the vertical semiconductor channel, and a vertical stack of tubular dielectric spacers laterally surrounding the memory film. The tubular dielectric spacers may include tubular graded silicon oxynitride portions having a composition gradient such that an atomic concentration of nitrogen decreases with a lateral distance from an outer sidewall of the memory film, or may include tubular composite dielectric spacers including a respective tubular silicon oxide spacer and a respective tubular dielectric metal oxide spacer. Each of the electrically conductive layers has a hammerhead-shaped vertical cross-sectional profile.
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公开(公告)号:US20200006373A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-02
申请号:US16019677
申请日:2018-06-27
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tomohiro KUBO , Koji MIYATA , Kota FUNAYAMA
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11573 , H01L21/768
Abstract: A first memory film and a sacrificial fill structure are formed within each first-tier memory opening through a first alternating stack of first insulating layers and first spacer material layers. A second alternating stack of second insulating layers and second spacer material layers is formed over the first alternating stack, and a second-tier memory opening is formed over each sacrificial fill structure. A second memory film is formed in each upper opening, and the sacrificial fill structures are removed from underneath the second-tier memory openings to form memory openings. A semiconductor channel is formed on each vertically neighboring pair of a first memory film and a second memory film as a continuous layer. The first memory film is protected by the sacrificial fill structure during formation of the second-tier memory openings.
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公开(公告)号:US20240395710A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18798250
申请日:2024-08-08
Applicant: Sandisk Technologies LLC
Inventor: Koichi MATSUNO , Tomohiro KUBO , Johann ALSMEIER
IPC: H01L23/528 , G11C16/04 , H01L23/522 , H10B41/10 , H10B41/27 , H10B41/35 , H10B43/10 , H10B43/27 , H10B43/35
Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes alternating stacks of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers which are located over a substrate and are laterally spaced apart among one another by first backside trenches and second backside trenches that are interlaced along a horizontal direction, first backside trench fill structures located in the first backside trenches, and second backside trench fill structures located in the second backside trenches. Each of the first backside trench fill structures includes a respective set of first backside bridge support structures comprising a first material, and each of the second backside trench fill structures includes a respective set of second backside bridge support structures comprising a second material that is different from the first material.
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公开(公告)号:US20240260266A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-01
申请号:US18356896
申请日:2023-07-21
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Naohiro HOSODA , Masanori TSUTSUMI , Shunsuke TAKUMA , Seiji SHIMABUKURO , Tatsuya HINOUE , Takashi KASHIMURA , Tomohiro KUBO , Hisakazu OTOI , Hiroyuki TANAKA , Takumi MORIYAMA , Ryota SUZUKI
Abstract: A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, such that a first electrically conductive layer of the electrically conductive layers is in contact with an underlying silicon oxycarbide liner and with an overlying silicon oxycarbide liner, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and a memory opening fill structure located in the memory opening and including a vertical semiconductor channel and a memory film containing a continuous memory material layer which continuously extends through the entire alternating stack.
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公开(公告)号:US20240006310A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US17810124
申请日:2022-06-30
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tomohiro KUBO , Hirofumi TOKITA , Shiqian SHAO , Fumiaki TOYAMA
IPC: H01L23/528 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582
CPC classification number: H01L23/5283 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11582
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, a first three-dimensional memory array located in a first memory array region, and a second three-dimensional memory array located in a second memory array region that is laterally spaced from the first memory array region along a first horizontal direction by an inter-array region. The alternating stack is laterally bounded by two trench fill structures that are laterally spaced apart along a second horizontal direction by an inter-trench spacing. The inter-array region includes a stepped cavity having vertical steps of the alternating stack that laterally extend along different horizontal directions. Multiple rows of contact via structures may contact different electrically conductive layers in the stepped cavity. Alternatively or additionally, a top portion of the stepped cavity and a width of a bridge region of the electrically conductive layers in the inter-array region may have a variable lateral extent along the second horizontal direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20220102375A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-31
申请号:US17467970
申请日:2021-09-07
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Tomohiro KUBO
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, memory openings vertically extending through each layer of the alternating stack; memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, and a perforated wall structure including lateral openings at levels of the insulating layers.
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公开(公告)号:US20200251489A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-06
申请号:US16519092
申请日:2019-07-23
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Masanori TSUTSUMI , Shigehisa INOUE , Tomohiro KUBO , James KAI
IPC: H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11519 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11565 , H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11573
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, first memory opening fill structures extending through the alternating stack, where each of the first memory opening fill structures includes a respective first drain region, a respective first memory film, a respective first vertical semiconductor channel contacting an inner sidewall of the respective first memory film, and a respective first dielectric core, and a drain-select-level isolation structure having a pair of straight lengthwise sidewalls that extend along a first horizontal direction and contact straight sidewalls of the first memory opening fill structures. Each first vertical semiconductor channel includes a tubular section that underlies a horizontal plane including a bottom surface of the drain-select-level isolation structure and a semi-tubular section overlying the tubular section.
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公开(公告)号:US20240064983A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18495491
申请日:2023-10-26
Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: Takashi KASHIMURA , Tomohiro KUBO , Johann ALSMEIER
Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes alternating stacks of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers that laterally extending along a first horizontal direction, and laterally spaced apart along a second horizontal direction by lateral isolation trenches, memory stack structures vertically extending through a respective one of the alternating stacks; and isolation trench fill structures located in the lateral isolation trenches. At least one of the isolation trench fill structures includes a first lengthwise sidewall and a second lengthwise sidewall. The first lengthwise sidewall has a first periodic lateral undulation with a uniform pitch along the first horizontal direction. The second lengthwise sidewall has a second periodic lateral undulation with the uniform pitch along the first horizontal direction.
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