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US 9,953,870 · App. 15/488,514 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

3D semiconductor device and system

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (San Jose, CA); Deepak C. Sekar (San Jose, CA); Brian Cronquist (San Jose, CA); Zeev Wurman (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Patent No.
US 9,953,870
App. No.
15/488,514
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the third transistor is controlled by a third control line, where the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor and the second transistor is controlled by a second control line, where the first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling the second control line and the third control line, and where the second transistor and the third transistor are self-aligned.

Claims (71)

1. A 3D integrated circuit device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a third transistor,

wherein said third transistor is overlaying said second transistor and said third transistor is controlled by a third control line,

wherein said second transistor is overlaying said first transistor and said second transistor is controlled by a second control line,

wherein said first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling said second control line and said third control line,

wherein said second transistor and said third transistor are self-aligned.

2. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor is aligned to said first transistor with less than 100 nm and greater than 5 nm misalignment.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third memory cell comprising said third transistor;

a second memory cell comprising said second transistor; and

memory periphery circuits comprising said first transistor,

wherein said memory periphery circuits control at least said third memory cell and second memory cell.

4. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor is connected to said third transistor with an ohmic connection.

5. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor is a junction-less transistor.

6. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a schottky barrier.

7. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a second source and a second drain,

wherein said third transistor comprises a third source and a third drain,

wherein said second source is connected to said third source and said second drain is connected to said third drain, each with an ohmic connection.

8. A 3D integrated circuit device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a third transistor,

wherein said third transistor is overlaying said second transistor and said third transistor is controlled by a third control line,

wherein said second transistor is overlaying said first transistor and said second transistor is controlled by a second control line,

wherein said second transistor comprises a schottky barrier, and

wherein said second transistor and said third transistor are self-aligned.

9. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistor is aligned to said first transistor with less than 100 nm and greater than 5 nm misalignment.

10. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a third memory cell comprising said third transistor;

a second memory cell comprising said second transistor; and

memory periphery circuits comprising said first transistor,

wherein said memory periphery circuits control at least said third memory cell and second memory cell.

11. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistor is connected to said third transistor with an ohmic connection.

12. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistor is a junction-less transistor.

13. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling said second control line and said third control line.

14. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a second source and a second drain,

wherein said third transistor comprises a third source and a third drain,

wherein said second source is connected to said third source and said second drain is connected to said third drain, each with an ohmic connection.

15. A 3D integrated circuit device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a first memory cell comprising a second transistor; and

a second memory cell comprising a third transistor,

wherein said third transistor is overlaying said second transistor and said second transistor is overlaying said first transistor,

wherein said first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling said first memory cell and second memory cell,

wherein said second transistor is self-aligned to said third transistor, and

wherein said second transistor is connected to said third transistor with an ohmic connection.

16. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistor, said second transistor and said third transistor are aligned to each other with less than 100 nm and greater than 5 nm misalignment.

17. The device according to claim 15 , further comprising:

memory periphery circuits comprising said first transistor,

wherein said memory periphery circuits control at least said first memory cell and second memory cell.

18. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistor is a junction-less transistor.

19. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a schottky barrier.

20. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistor comprises a second source and a second drain,

wherein said third transistor comprises a third source and a third drain,

wherein said second source is connected to said third source and said second drain is connected to said third drain, each with an ohmic connection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2017
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; CRONQUIST, BRIAN; SEKAR, DEEPAK; WURMAN, ZEEV
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 14975830 · Dec 20, 2015
Continuation In Part 13623756 · Sep 20, 2012
Continuation 13635436
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