IP Library Granted Patent US 10,153,348
Granted Patent B1
US 10,153,348 · App. 15/641,628 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Memory configurations

Inventor: Arup Bhattacharyya (Essex Junction, VT)
Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
H01L29/42324H01L27/11521H01L27/11568H01L29/4234
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Patent No.
US 10,153,348
App. No.
15/641,628
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

In an example, a memory may have a group of series-coupled memory cells, where a memory cell of the series-coupled memory cells has an access gate, a control gate coupled to the access gate, and a dielectric stack between the control gate and a semiconductor. The dielectric stack is to store a charge.

Claims (17)

1. A memory, comprising:

a group of series-coupled memory cells;

wherein a memory cell of the series-coupled memory cells comprises:

an access gate;

a control gate coupled to the access gate; and

a dielectric stack between the control gate and a semiconductor;

wherein the dielectric stack is to store a charge;

wherein the dielectric stack comprises an interface dielectric, a tunnel dielectric, a charge trap, and a blocking dielectric;

wherein the interface dielectric is adjacent to the semiconductor, the tunnel dielectric is adjacent to the interface dielectric, the charge trap is adjacent to the tunnel dielectric, and a blocking dielectric is adjacent to the charge trap; and

wherein a first storage dielectric is between the interface dielectric and the tunnel dielectric and a second storage dielectric is between the charge trap and the blocking dielectric.

2. The memory of claim 1 , wherein the control gate being coupled to the access gate comprises the control gate being capacitively coupled to the access gate by an additional dielectric.

3. The memory of claim 1 , wherein the group of series-coupled memory cells is below an upper surface of the semiconductor.

4. The memory of claim 1 , wherein the group of series-coupled memory cells is between a data line and a source.

5. The memory of claim 1 , wherein a channel of the memory cell of the series-coupled memory cells is between first and second conductive regions in the semiconductor.

6. The memory of claim 5 , wherein a channel of another memory cell of the series-coupled memory cells is between the second conductive region and a third conductive region in the semiconductor.

7. The memory of claim 1 , wherein the memory cell of the series-coupled memory cells comprises a USUM memory cell.

8. The memory cell of claim 1 , wherein the interface dielectric comprises OR-SiON, the first storage dielectric comprises i-SRN, the tunnel dielectric comprises HfSiON, the charge trap comprises GaN, the second storage dielectric comprises i-SRN, and the blocking dielectric comprises HfSiON or HfSiON and AL 2 O 3 .

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050700/0535 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 046597/0393 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 043483/0686 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 043482/0776 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2017
From: BHATTACHARYYA, ARUP
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 042902/0914 →