Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

    公开(公告)号:US12082409B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17674289

    申请日:2022-02-17

    摘要: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers having channel-material strings therein. Walls are formed above insulating material that is directly above the channel-material strings. Void space is laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the walls and that comprises a longitudinal outline of individual digitlines to be formed. Spaced openings are in the insulating material directly below the void space. Relative to the walls, a conductive metal nitride is selectively deposited in the void space, in the spaced openings, and atop the insulating material laterally-between the walls and the spaced openings to form a lower portion of the individual digitlines laterally-between the immediately-adjacent walls. The conductive metal nitride that is in individual of the spaced openings is directly electrically coupled to individual of the channel-material strings. A conductive material is formed in the void space directly above and directly electrically coupled to the lower portion of the individual digitlines to form an upper portion thereof. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.

    Memory device and method of operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US11961574B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17575393

    申请日:2022-01-13

    申请人: SK hynix Inc.

    摘要: A memory device includes a memory block including memory cells to which a program voltage is applied through a word line. The memory device also includes a peripheral circuit configured to perform a verify operation of comparing threshold voltages of the memory cells with a verify voltage on each of a plurality of program levels. The memory device further includes a control logic circuit configured to control the peripheral circuit to apply a plurality of blind voltages related to a target level among the plurality of program levels to the word line, and determine a start time point of a verify operation corresponding to a next program level of the target level using the number of fail bits for each of the plurality of blind voltages.

    Semiconductor memory
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11948646B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US18305654

    申请日:2023-04-24

    摘要: A semiconductor memory includes memory cells, a word line and bit lines of the memory cells, sense amplifiers connected to the bit lines, respectively, and a controller. Each sense amplifier includes first, second, and third transistors. The third transistor has one end connected to each of the first and second transistors, and the other end connected to a corresponding bit line. During a read operation, at a first time of a first period during which the controller applies a first read voltage to the word line, the controller applies a first voltage higher than ground voltage to the first transistor, and a second voltage to the second transistor. Also, at the first time, a first sense amplifier applies a voltage to a first bit line through its first and third transistors, and a second sense amplifier applies a voltage to a second bit line through tis second and third transistors.

    Semiconductor memory device
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11894074B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17469812

    申请日:2021-09-08

    发明人: Koji Kato

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes memory cell transistors, a word line, and a controller. A memory cell transistor whose threshold voltage is included in first and second states store first and second data, respectively. In a verify operation of the first data, during application of a verify high voltage of the first data to the word line, the controller is configured to determine whether or not a threshold voltage of a memory cell transistor to which the first data is to be written exceeds the verify high voltage of the first data, and also determine whether or not a threshold voltage of a memory cell transistor to which the second data is to be written exceeds a verify low voltage of the second data.