MULTIPLE METAL WORD LINE GATES IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL MEMORY ARRAY

    公开(公告)号:US20240365546A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18639781

    申请日:2024-04-18

    发明人: Ramanathan Gandhi

    IPC分类号: H10B43/27 H10B43/35

    CPC分类号: H10B43/27 H10B43/35

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices for multiple metal word line gates in a three dimensional (3D) memory array are described. A multi-metal control gate may be formed and used to access the memory cells. The metals may be selected such that an electric field induced in the memory cell during access is relatively even across its area. For example, metals having different work functions or resistivities may induce different electric fields. Accordingly, metals may be selected to increase an electric field induced in a planar region in the memory cell relative to if a single metal control gate were implemented such that relatively even electric fields are induced throughout the memory cell. To support formation of the multi-metal control gate, a portion of the metal forming the control gate may be partially etched and replaced with one or more other metals to form the multi-metal control gate.

    SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240357824A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18526285

    申请日:2023-12-01

    IPC分类号: H10B43/35 H10B43/10 H10B43/27

    CPC分类号: H10B43/35 H10B43/10 H10B43/27

    摘要: There is provided a semiconductor memory device having improved reliability. The semiconductor memory device includes a cell substrate, a mold stack including mold insulating layers and gate electrodes, which are alternately stacked on the cell substrate, a semiconductor layer extended in a vertical direction crossing an upper surface of the cell substrate to pass through the mold stack, a blocking insulating pattern between the semiconductor layer and each of the gate electrodes, a charge storage layer including a charge trap portion between the semiconductor layer and the blocking insulating pattern and a first charge blocking portion between the semiconductor layer and each of the mold insulating layers, and a tunnel insulating layer between the semiconductor layer and the charge storage layer, wherein an oxygen concentration of the first charge blocking portion is higher than that of the charge trap portion.