IP Library Granted Patent US 9,818,800
Granted Patent B2
US 9,818,800 · App. 14/555,494 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Self aligned semiconductor device and structure

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Patent No.
US 9,818,800
App. No.
14/555,494
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device, including: a first layer including first transistors and a second layer including second transistors, where at least one of the first transistors is self-aligned to one of the second transistors, where the second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors, and where the second layer includes a plurality of resistive-random-access memory (RRAM) cells, the memory cells including the second transistors.

Claims (59)

1. A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a plurality of first transistors, overlaid by a plurality of second transistors, overlaid by a plurality of third transistors, overlaid by a plurality of fourth transistors,

wherein said second transistors, said third transistors and said fourth transistors are self-aligned, having been processed following the same lithography step, and

wherein at least one of said first transistors is part of a control circuit controlling at least one of said second transistors, at least one of said third transistors and at least one of said fourth transistors.

2. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors, and

wherein said junction-less transistors comprise a single crystal channel.

3. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors, and

wherein said junction-less transistors comprise a polysilicon channel.

4. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors.

5. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first transistors comprise a single crystal channel.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory cell,

wherein said memory cell comprises at least one of said third transistors.

7. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory peripheral circuit,

wherein said memory peripheral circuit comprises at least one of said first transistors.

8. A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a plurality of first transistors, overlaid by a plurality of second memory cells, overlaid by a plurality of third memory cells, overlaid by a plurality of fourth memory cells,

wherein said second memory cells, said third memory cells and said fourth memory cells are self-aligned, having been processed following the same lithography step, and

wherein at least one of said first transistors is part of a control circuit controlling at least one of said second memory cells, at least one of said third memory cells and at least one of said fourth memory cells, and

wherein at least one of said second memory cells comprises second transistors, at least one of said second transistors is a junction-less transistor.

9. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said third memory cells comprise at least one junction-less transistor, and

wherein said at least one junction-less transistor comprises a single crystal channel.

10. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said third memory cells comprise at least one junction-less transistor, and

wherein said at least one junction-less transistor comprises a polysilicon channel.

11. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said third memory cells comprise at least one junction-less transistor.

12. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first transistors comprise a single crystal channel.

13. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a memory cells peripheral circuit,

wherein said memory cells peripheral circuit comprises at least one of said first transistors.

14. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein at least one of said second memory cells is overlaying said at least one of said first transistors.

15. A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a plurality of first transistors, overlaid by a plurality of second transistors, overlaid by a plurality of third transistors, overlaid by a plurality of fourth transistors,

wherein said second transistors, said third transistors and said fourth transistors are self-aligned, having been processed following the same lithography step, and

wherein at least one of said first transistors is part of a memory peripheral circuit controlling at least one of said second transistors, at least one of said third transistors and at least one of said fourth transistors, and

a first memory cell,

wherein said first memory cell comprises at least one of said second transistors.

16. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors, and

wherein said junction-less transistors comprise a single crystal channel.

17. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors, and

wherein said junction-less transistors comprise a polysilicon channel.

18. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said third transistors are junction-less transistors.

19. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistors comprise a single crystal channel.

20. The device according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a second memory cell,

wherein said second memory cell comprises at least one of said third transistors.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2026
From: MONOLITHLC 3D™ INC.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. , LTD.
Reel/Frame 073397/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2022
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058625/0664 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2020
From: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054576/0686 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; SEKAR, DEEPAK C.
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
Reel/Frame 034364/0987 →