IP Library Granted Patent US 12,475,952
Granted Patent B2
US 12,475,952 · App. 18/800,057 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

3D semiconductor devices and structures with slits

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (Haifa, IL); Jin-Woo Han (San Jose, CA); Eli Lusky (Ramat Gan, IL)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
G11C16/10H10B20/25H10B41/10H10B41/27H10B41/35H10B41/41H10B43/10H10B43/27H10B43/35H10B43/40
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Patent No.
US 12,475,952
App. No.
18/800,057
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device including: a first level including memory control circuits (include a plurality of refresh circuits for the memory units) which include first transistors; a second level including a first array of memory cells including second transistors self-aligned to at least one of the third transistors; a third level disposed on top of the second level disposed on top of first level, the third level including a second array of memory cells including third transistors; a fourth level disposed on top of the third level, the fourth level including a third array of memory cells including fourth transistors, second level is bonded to the first level, a plurality of slits disposed through the second level, the third level, and the fourth level, the slits enable gate replacement of a plurality of the third transistors, where the second array of memory cells include a plurality of independently controlled memory units.

Claims (71)

1 . A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising memory control circuits, said memory control circuits comprising first transistors;

a second level disposed on top of said first level, said second level comprising a first array of memory cells comprising second transistors;

a third level disposed on top of said second level, said third level comprising a second array of memory cells comprising third transistors;

a fourth level disposed on top of said third level, said fourth level comprising a third array of memory cells comprising fourth transistors,

wherein said second level is bonded to said first level,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is self-aligned to at least one of said third transistors, being processed following a same lithography step; and

a plurality of slits disposed through said second level, said third level, and said fourth level,

wherein said slits enable gate replacement of a plurality of said third transistors,

wherein said second array of memory cells comprise a plurality of independently controlled memory units, and

wherein said memory control circuits comprise a plurality of refresh circuits for said memory units.

2 . The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said memory control circuits comprise cache memory.

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

a plurality of redundancy memory cells.

4 . The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said memory cells each comprise a charge trap layer.

5 . The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors comprises a polysilicon transistor channel.

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

a plurality of One Time Programmable (“OTP”) fuses.

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

a fifth level disposed on top of said fourth level,

wherein said fifth level comprises single crystal silicon.

8 . A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising memory control circuits, said memory control circuits comprising first transistors;

a second level disposed on top of said first level, said second level comprising a first array of memory cells comprising second transistors;

a third level disposed on top of said second level, said third level comprising a second array of memory cells comprising third transistors;

a fourth level disposed on top of said third level, said fourth level comprising a third array of memory cells comprising fourth transistors,

wherein said second level is bonded to said first level,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is self-aligned to at least one of said third transistors, being processed following a same lithography step; and

a plurality of slits disposed through said second level, said third level, and said fourth level,

wherein said slits enable gate replacement of a plurality of said third transistors,

wherein said second array of memory cells comprise a plurality of independently controlled memory units, and

wherein said memory control circuits comprise cache memory.

9 . The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said memory control circuits comprise a plurality of refresh circuits for said memory units.

10 . The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said plurality of independently controlled memory units comprises at least four memory units.

11 . The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said memory cells each comprise a charge trap layer.

12 . The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors comprises a polysilicon transistor channel.

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

a plurality of One Time Programmable (“OTP”) fuses.

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

a fifth level disposed on top of said fourth level,

wherein said fifth level comprises single crystal silicon.

15 . A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first level comprising memory control circuits, said first level comprising first transistors;

a second level disposed on top of said first level, said second level comprising a first array of memory cells comprising second transistors;

a third level disposed on top of said second level, said third level comprising a second array of memory cells comprising third transistors;

a fourth level disposed on top of said third level, said fourth level comprising a third array of memory cells comprising fourth transistors,

wherein said second level is bonded to said first level,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is self-aligned to at least one of said third transistors, being processed following a same lithography step;

a plurality of slits disposed through said second level, said third level, and said fourth level,

wherein said slits enable gate replacement of a plurality of said third transistors,

wherein said second array of memory cells comprise a plurality of independently controlled memory units; and

a plurality of redundancy memory cells,

wherein said memory control circuits comprise a plurality of refresh circuits for said memory units.

16 . The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said memory control circuits comprise cache memory.

17 . The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said memory cells each comprise a charge trap layer.

18 . The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors comprise a polysilicon transistor channel.

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

a plurality of One Time Programmable (“OTP”) fuses.

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

a fifth level disposed on top of said fourth level,

wherein said fifth level comprises single crystal silicon.

Continuity (14)
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