IP Library Granted Patent US 9,558,945
Granted Patent B2
US 9,558,945 · App. 14/806,034 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Semiconductor memory device with electrode connecting to circuit chip through memory array chip

Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi (Yokkaichi, JP); Hideaki Aochi (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
H01L21/185H01L21/76898H01L27/11573H01L27/11582
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Patent No.
US 9,558,945
App. No.
14/806,034
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, the array chip includes a three-dimensionally disposed plurality of memory cells and a memory-side interconnection layer connected to the memory cells. The circuit chip includes a substrate, a control circuit provided on the substrate, and a circuit-side interconnection layer provided on the control circuit and connected to the control circuit. The circuit chip is stuck to the array chip with the circuit-side interconnection layer facing to the memory-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is provided between the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is bonded to the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer.

Claims (21)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

an array chip including an exposed surface side, a three-dimensionally disposed plurality of memory cells, and a memory-side interconnection layer connected to the memory cells, the array chip not including a substrate;

a circuit chip including a substrate, a control circuit provided on the substrate, and a circuit-side interconnection layer provided on the control circuit and connected to the control circuit, the circuit chip being attached to the array chip with the circuit-side interconnection layer facing the memory-side interconnection layer;

a bonding metal provided between the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer, and bonded to the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer;

a pad provided in the circuit chip; and

an external connection electrode reaching the pad from the exposed surface side of the array chip.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the array chip includes:

a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked via an insulating layer;

a semiconductor body extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body in the stacked body;

a charge storage film provided between the semiconductor body and the electrode layers;

a plurality of bit lines connected to an end portion of the semiconductor body; and

a source line connected to another end portion of the semiconductor body.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein

the electrode layers are formed in a step shape at an end of a memory cell array region where the memory cells are disposed, and

the memory-side interconnection layer includes word interconnection layers connected to the electrode layers formed in the step shape.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein

the bonding metal includes a plurality of bit-line lead-out sections electrically connected to the bit lines, and

the bit-line lead-out sections are disposed in a region overlapping the memory cell array region in the stacking direction.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the pad is provided in a same layer as the circuit-side interconnection layer and formed of a same material as the circuit-side interconnection layer.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film provided around the bonding metal.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043355/0058 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2015
From: FUKUZUMI, YOSHIAKI; AOCHI, HIDEAKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 036154/0833 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-186684 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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