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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2020
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, CN;
Ji Xia, Wuhan, CN;
Wei Xu, Wuhan, CN;
Pan Huang, Wuhan, CN;
Wenxiang Xu, Wuhan, CN;
Beihan Wang, Wuhan, CN;
YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Wuhan, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of structure and methods for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device are provided. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate, a memory stack on the substrate; and a source contact structure extending vertically through the memory stack. The source contact structure includes a first source contact portion in the substrate and having a conductive material different from the substrate. The source contact structure also includes a second source contact portion above, in contact with, and conductively connected to the first source contact portion.