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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anuj Gupta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bipul C. Paul, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Assignee:
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/228 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 27/2436 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract
One illustrative device includes an array of memory cells including a first row of memory cells and a second row of memory cells adjacent the first row, a first gate structure extending along the first row, a second gate structure extending along the second row, a first wordline positioned in a first layer above the array and contacting the first gate structure, and a second wordline positioned in a second layer above the first layer and contacting the second gate structure, wherein the second wordline vertically overlaps the first wordline.