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US 11,056,454 · App. 16/727,889 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Stacked three-dimensional heterogeneous memory devices and methods for forming the same

Inventor: Jun Liu (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H01L24/29H01L24/83H01L27/10814H01L27/10847H01L27/10897H01L27/1104H01L27/1116H01L27/1157H01L27/11524H01L27/11529H01L27/11556H01L27/11573H01L27/11582
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Patent No.
US 11,056,454
App. No.
16/727,889
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes NAND memory cells and a first bonding layer including first bonding contacts. The 3D memory device also includes a second semiconductor structure including DRAM cells and a second bonding layer including second bonding contacts. The 3D memory device also includes a third semiconductor structure including SRAM cells, a third bonding layer including third bonding contacts, and a fourth bonding layer including fourth bonding contacts. The third and fourth bonding layers are on both sides of the SRAM cells. The semiconductor device further includes a first bonding interface between the first and third bonding layers. The first bonding contacts are in contact with the third bonding contacts at the first bonding interface. The 3D memory device further includes a second bonding interface between the second and fourth bonding layers. The second bonding contacts are in contact with the fourth bonding contacts at the second bonding interface.

Claims (78)

1. A three-dimensional (3D) memory device, comprising:

a first semiconductor structure comprising an array of NAND memory cells and a first bonding layer comprising a plurality of first bonding contacts;

a second semiconductor structure comprising an array of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) cells and a second bonding layer comprising a plurality of second bonding contacts;

a third semiconductor structure comprising an array of static random-access memory (SRAM) cells, a third bonding layer comprising a plurality of third bonding contacts, and a fourth bonding layer comprising a plurality of fourth bonding contacts, wherein the third bonding layer and the fourth bonding layer are on both sides of the array of SRAM cells;

a first bonding interface between the first bonding layer and the third bonding layer, the first bonding contacts being in contact with the third bonding contacts at the first bonding interface; and

a second bonding interface between the second bonding layer and the fourth bonding layer, the second bonding contacts being in contact with the fourth bonding contacts at the second bonding interface.

2. The 3D memory device of claim 1 , wherein the second semiconductor structure comprises:

a substrate;

the array of DRAM cells above the substrate; and

the second bonding layer above the array of DRAM cells.

3. The 3D memory device of claim 2 , wherein the third semiconductor structure comprises:

the fourth bonding layer above the second bonding layer;

the array of SRAM cells above the fourth bonding layer; and

the third bonding layer above the array of SRAM cells.

4. The 3D memory device of claim 3 , wherein the first semiconductor structure comprises:

the first bonding layer above the third bonding layer;

the array of NAND memory cells above the first bonding layer; and

a semiconductor layer above and in contact with the array of NAND memory cells.

5. The 3D memory device of claim 4 , further comprising a pad-out interconnect layer above the semiconductor layer.

6. The 3D memory device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor structure comprises:

a substrate;

the array of NAND memory cells above the substrate; and

the first bonding layer above the array of NAND memory cells.

7. The 3D memory device of claim 6 , wherein the third semiconductor structure comprises:

the third bonding layer above the first bonding layer;

the array of SRAM cells above the third bonding layer; and

the fourth bonding layer above the array of SRAM cells.

8. The 3D memory device of claim 7 , wherein the second semiconductor structure comprises:

the second bonding layer above the fourth bonding layer;

the array of DRAM cells above the second bonding layer; and

a semiconductor layer above and in contact with the array of DRAM cells.

9. The 3D memory device of claim 8 , further comprising a pad-out interconnect layer above the semiconductor layer.

10. The 3D memory device of claim 1 , wherein

the first semiconductor structure comprises a first interconnect layer vertically between the first bonding layer and the array of NAND memory cells;

the second semiconductor structure comprises a second interconnect layer vertically between the second bonding layer and the array of DRAM cells;

the array of SRAM cells is electrically connected to the array of NAND memory cells through the first interconnect layer and the first and third bonding contacts; and

the array of SRAM cells is electrically connected to the array of DRAM cells through the second interconnect layer and the second and fourth bonding contacts.

11. The 3D memory device of claim 10 , wherein the array of NAND memory cells is electrically connected to the array of DRAM cells through the first and second interconnect layers and the first, second, third, and fourth bonding contacts.

12. A three-dimensional (3D) memory device, comprising:

a first semiconductor structure comprising an array of static random-access memory (SRAM) cells and a first bonding layer comprising a plurality of first bonding contacts;

a second semiconductor structure comprising an array of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) cells and a second bonding layer comprising a plurality of second bonding contacts;

a third semiconductor structure comprising an array of NAND memory cells, a third bonding layer comprising a plurality of third bonding contacts, and a fourth bonding layer comprising a plurality of fourth bonding contacts, wherein the third bonding layer and the fourth bonding layer are on both sides of the array of NAND memory cells;

a first bonding interface between the first bonding layer and the third bonding layer, the first bonding contacts being in contact with the third bonding contacts at the first bonding interface; and

a second bonding interface between the second bonding layer and the fourth bonding layer, the second bonding contacts being in contact with the fourth bonding contacts at the second bonding interface.

13. A method for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device, comprising:

forming a first semiconductor structure comprising an array of NAND memory cells and a first bonding layer comprising a plurality of first bonding contacts;

forming a second semiconductor structure comprising an array of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) cells and a second bonding layer comprising a plurality of second bonding contacts;

forming a third semiconductor structure comprising an array of static random-access memory (SRAM) cells and a third bonding layer comprising a plurality of third bonding contacts;

bonding the third semiconductor structure and one of the first and second semiconductor structures in a face-to-face manner to form a bonded structure having a first bonding interface between the third bonding layer and one of the first and second bonding layers;

forming a fourth bonding layer comprising a plurality of fourth bonding contacts in the third semiconductor structure, wherein the third bonding layer and the fourth bonding layer are on both sides of the array of SRAM cells; and

bonding the bonded structure and another one of the first and second semiconductor structures in a face-to-face manner to form a second bonding interface between the fourth bonding layer and another one of the first and second bonding layers.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein forming the first semiconductor structure comprises:

forming the array of NAND memory cells above a first substrate;

forming a first interconnect layer above the array of NAND memory cells; and

forming the first bonding layer above the first interconnect layer.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein forming the second semiconductor structure comprises:

forming the array of DRAM cells above a second substrate;

forming a second interconnect layer above the array of DRAM cells; and

forming the second bonding layer above the second interconnect layer.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein forming the third semiconductor structure comprises:

forming the array of SRAM cells on a third substrate;

forming a third interconnect layer above the array of SRAM cells; and

forming the third bonding layer above the third interconnect layer.

17. The method of 16 , further comprising:

thinning the third substrate after bonding the third semiconductor structure and one of the first and second semiconductor structures;

forming a contact extending vertically through the thinned third substrate to be in contact with the third interconnect layer; and

forming the fourth bonding layer on the thinned third substrate and in contact with the contact.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein

the first semiconductor structure is above the second semiconductor structure after bonding the bonded structure and another one of the first and second semiconductor structures; and

the method further comprises:

thinning the first substrate to form a semiconductor layer after bonding the bonded structure and another one of the first and second semiconductor structures; and

forming a pad-out interconnect layer above the semiconductor layer.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein

the first semiconductor structure is below the second semiconductor structure after bonding the bonded structure and another one of the first and second semiconductor structures; and

the method further comprises:

thinning the second substrate to form a semiconductor layer after bonding the bonded structure and another one of the first and second semiconductor structures; and

forming a pad-out interconnect layer above the semiconductor layer.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the bonding comprises hybrid bonding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2019
From: LIU, JUN
To: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051382/0356 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2019/082607 · Apr 15, 2019 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019115664 · Nov 5, 2019
Related Publication 20200328176A1 · Oct 15, 2020
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