IP Library Granted Patent US 11,869,591
Granted Patent B2
US 11,869,591 · App. 18/239,117 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

3D memory devices and structures with control circuits

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (Haifa, IL); Jin-Woo Han (San Jose, CA); Brian Cronquist (Klamath Falls, OR)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
G11C16/0483G11C11/4087G11C16/08H10B12/30H10B41/10H10B41/27H10B41/35H10B43/10H10B43/27H10B43/35H10B80/00
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Patent No.
US 11,869,591
App. No.
18/239,117
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a plurality of first memory arrays, where the first level includes a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of first metal layers; a second level disposed on top of the first level, where the second level includes a plurality of second memory arrays; a third level disposed on top of the second level, where the third level includes a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers, where the third level is bonded to the second level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions, where the first level includes first filled holes, where the second level includes second filled holes, and where the third level includes a plurality of decoder circuits.

Claims (80)

1. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising a plurality of first memory arrays,

wherein said first level comprises a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of first metal layers;

a second level disposed on top of said first level,

wherein said second level comprises a plurality of second memory arrays;

a third level disposed on top of said second level,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers,

wherein said third level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions,

wherein said first level comprises first filled holes,

wherein said second level comprises second filled holes, and

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of decoder circuits.

2. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second level comprises at least one transistor layer having a thickness of less than 10 microns and greater than 0.01 microns.

3. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said device comprises a plurality of redundancy memory cells.

4. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality of first DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells, and

wherein said plurality of second memory arrays comprises a plurality of second DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells.

5. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said third level comprises control circuits providing control access to said plurality of first memory arrays, and

wherein said third level comprises control circuits providing control access to said plurality of second memory arrays.

6. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprise at least four sub-arrays, and

wherein each of said at least four sub-arrays comprises independent control line access.

7. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality of NAND type memory.

8. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising a plurality of first memory arrays,

wherein said first level comprises a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of first metal layers;

a second level disposed on top of said first level,

wherein said second level comprises a plurality of second memory arrays;

a third level disposed on top of said second level,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers,

wherein said third level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions,

wherein said first level comprises first filled holes,

wherein said second level comprises second filled holes,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of decoder circuits,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprise at least four sub-arrays, and

wherein each of said at least four sub-arrays comprises independent control line access.

9. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second level comprises at least one transistor layer having a thickness of less than 10 microns and greater than 0.01 microns.

10. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said device comprises a plurality of redundancy memory cells.

11. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality of first DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells, and

wherein said plurality of second memory arrays comprises a plurality of second DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells.

12. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said third level comprises control circuits providing control access to said plurality of first memory arrays, and

wherein said third level comprises control circuits providing control access to said plurality of second memory arrays.

13. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of sense amplifiers.

14. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality NAND type memory.

15. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising a plurality of first memory arrays,

wherein said first level comprises a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of first metal layers;

a second level disposed on top of said first level,

wherein said second level comprises a plurality of second memory arrays;

a third level disposed on top of said second level,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of third transistors and a plurality of third metal layers,

wherein said third level is bonded to said second level,

wherein said bonded comprises oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions,

wherein said first level comprises first filled holes,

wherein said second level comprises second filled holes,

wherein said third level comprises a plurality of decoder circuits, and

wherein said device comprises a plurality of feed-through paths disposed through at least said second level.

16. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second level comprises at least one transistor layer having a thickness of less than 10 microns and greater than 0.01 microns.

17. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said device comprises a plurality of redundancy memory cells.

18. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality of first DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells, and

wherein said plurality of second memory arrays comprises a plurality of second DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) cells.

19. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprise at least four sub-arrays, and

wherein each of said at least four sub-arrays comprises independent control line access.

20. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said plurality of first memory arrays comprises a plurality NAND type memory.

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