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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Wuhan, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11582 (2017.01); H01L 23/535 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11582 (2013.01); H01L 23/535 (2013.01); H01L 29/0847 (2013.01); H01L 29/1037 (2013.01);
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for forming the 3D memory devices are provided. In one example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate, a memory stack including interleaved conductive layers and dielectric layers on the substrate, and a staircase structure on one side of the memory stack. The 3D memory device also includes a staircase contact in the staircase structure and a plurality of dummy source structures each extending vertically through the staircase structure. The plurality of dummy source structures surround the staircase contact.