IP Library Granted Patent US 9,941,332
Granted Patent B2
US 9,941,332 · App. 15/409,740 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Semiconductor memory device and structure

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Patent No.
US 9,941,332
App. No.
15/409,740
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor overlaying the second transistor or underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, and where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.

Claims (56)

1. A semiconductor memory, comprising:

a first memory cell comprising a first transistor;

a second memory cell comprising a second transistor; and

a memory peripherals transistor overlaying said second transistor or underneath said first transistor,

wherein said second memory cell overlays said first memory cell,

wherein said first memory cell and said second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and

wherein said memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling said memory.

2. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a single crystal channel.

3. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first transistor is a polysilicon transistor.

4. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first transistor is a junction-less transistor.

5. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an isolation layer disposed between said memory peripherals transistor and said first transistor.

6. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein said memory peripherals transistor comprises a single crystal channel.

7. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first transistor and said memory peripherals transistor have a misalignment to each other of less than 40 nm.

8. A semiconductor memory, comprising:

a first memory cell comprising a first transistor;

a second memory cell comprising a second transistor; and

a memory peripherals transistor overlaying said second transistor or underneath said first transistor,

wherein said second memory cell overlays said first memory cell,

wherein said first memory cell and said second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and

wherein said first transistor and said memory peripherals transistor have a misalignment to each other of less than 40 nm.

9. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a single crystal channel.

10. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first transistor is a polysilicon transistor.

11. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first transistor is a junction-less transistor.

12. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an isolation layer disposed between said memory peripherals transistor and said first transistor.

13. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein said memory peripherals transistors comprises a single crystal channel.

14. The semiconductor memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein said memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling said memory.

15. A semiconductor memory, comprising:

a first memory cell comprising a first transistor;

a second memory cell comprising a second transistor; and

a memory peripherals transistor overlaying said second transistor or underneath said first transistor,

wherein said second memory cell overlays said first memory cell,

wherein said first memory cell and said second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and

wherein said memory peripherals transistor comprises a single crystal channel and is part of a peripherals circuit controlling said memory.

16. The semiconductor memory according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistors comprises a single crystal channel.

17. The semiconductor memory according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistor is a polysilicon transistor.

18. The semiconductor memory according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistor is a junction-less transistor.

19. The semiconductor memory according to claim 15 , further comprising:

an isolation layer disposed between said memory peripherals transistor and said first transistor,

wherein said isolation layer comprises a via having a radius of less than 400 nm.

20. The semiconductor memory according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistor and said memory peripherals transistor have a misalignment to each other of less than 40 nm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2017
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; CRONQUIST, BRIAN; SEKAR, DEEPAK; WURMAN, ZEEV; BEINGLASS, ISRAEL
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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