IP Library Granted Patent US 11,296,115
Granted Patent B1
US 11,296,115 · App. 17/524,737 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

3D semiconductor device and structure

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (Haifa, IL); Jin-Woo Han (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
H01L27/11582H01L23/5283H01L27/0207H01L27/11565H01L27/11578H01L29/167H01L29/47H01L29/7827H01L29/792H01L27/11514H01L27/11519H01L27/11551
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,296,115
App. No.
17/524,737
Filed
Nov 11, 2021
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2824
USPC
257/324
Abstract

A 3D device, the device including: a first level including logic circuits; a second level including a plurality of memory circuits, where the first level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, and where the device includes first redundancy circuits to replace a faulty logic circuit and a second redundancy circuit to replace a faulty memory circuit.

Claims (66)

1. A 3D device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising logic circuits;

a second level comprising a plurality of memory circuits,

wherein said first level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonds, and

wherein said device comprises first redundancy circuits to replace a faulty logic circuit and a second redundancy circuit to replace a faulty memory circuit.

2. The 3D device of claim 1 ,

wherein said second level comprises gate all around memory cells.

3. The 3D device of claim 1 ,

wherein said second redundancy circuit comprises single transistor memory cells.

4. The 3D device of claim 1 ,

wherein said first redundancy circuits comprise decoder circuits.

5. The 3D device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first memory cell; and

a second memory cell,

wherein said second memory cell is overlaying said first memory cell, and

wherein said first memory cell is self-aligned to said second memory cell, being processed following a same lithography step.

6. The 3D device of claim 1 ,

wherein said plurality of memory circuits comprise a multi-bit memory cell.

7. The 3D device of claim 1 ,

wherein said first level comprises a plurality of decoder circuits.

8. A 3D device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising logic circuits; and

a second level comprising a plurality of memory cells,

wherein said first level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonds, and

wherein said logic circuits comprise at least one controller and a plurality of decoder circuits.

9. The 3D device of claim 8 ,

wherein said second level comprises gate all around memory cells.

10. The 3D device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a third level comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells,

wherein said third level overlays said second level, and

wherein said second level comprises a plurality of volatile memory cells.

11. The 3D device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first memory cell; and

a second memory cell,

wherein said second memory cell is overlaying said first memory cell, and

wherein said first memory cell is self-aligned to said second memory cell, being processed following a same lithography step.

12. The 3D device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a third level comprising a plurality of memory cells, said third level overlaying said second level;

a fourth level overlaying said third level or underlying said first level,

wherein said fourth level comprises memory control circuits.

13. The 3D device of claim 8 ,

wherein said first level comprises differential signaling circuits.

14. The 3D device of claim 8 ,

wherein said second level comprises a thinned substrate, and

wherein said thinned substrate has a thickness less than 20 microns.

15. A 3D device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising logic circuits; and

a second level comprising a plurality of memory circuits,

wherein said first level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonds, and

wherein said plurality of memory circuits comprise at least four independently controlled memory arrays.

16. The 3D device of claim 15 ,

wherein said second level comprises gate all around memory cells.

17. The 3D device of claim 15 ,

wherein said second level comprises at least one memory cell comprising a vertical oriented channel.

18. The 3D device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a first memory cell; and

a second memory cell,

wherein said second memory cell is overlaying said first memory cell, and

wherein said first memory cell is self-aligned to said second memory cell, being processed following a same lithography step.

19. The 3D device of claim 15 ,

wherein said second level comprises at least one memory cell comprising multi-bit storage.

20. The 3D device of claim 15 ,

wherein said device comprises redundancy circuits to replace a faulty circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; HAN, JIN-WOO
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Continuity (11)
Continuation In Part 17396711 · Aug 8, 2021
Continuation In Part 17063397 · Oct 5, 2020
Continuation In Part 16526763 · Jul 30, 2019
Continuation In Part 15990611 · May 26, 2018
Continuation 15333138 · Oct 24, 2016
Provisional Application 62307568 · Mar 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62286362 · Jan 23, 2016
Provisional Application 62276953 · Jan 10, 2016
Provisional Application 62271251 · Dec 27, 2015
Provisional Application 62266610 · Dec 12, 2015
Provisional Application 62246054 · Oct 24, 2015
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