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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Collin Howder, Boise, ID (US);

Shyam Surthi, Boise, ID (US);

Matthew Thorum, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11556 (2017.01); H01L 27/11519 (2017.01); H01L 27/11582 (2017.01); H01L 27/11565 (2017.01); H01L 27/1157 (2017.01); H01L 27/11524 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11556 (2013.01); H01L 27/1157 (2013.01); H01L 27/11519 (2013.01); H01L 27/11524 (2013.01); H01L 27/11565 (2013.01); H01L 27/11582 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. The second tiers comprise doped silicon dioxide and the first tiers comprise a material other than doped silicon dioxide. The stack comprises laterally-spaced memory-block regions. Channel-material-string constructions extend through the first tiers and the second tiers in the memory-block regions. The doped silicon dioxide that is in the second tiers is etched selectively relative to said other material that is in the first tiers and selectively relative to and to expose an undoped silicon dioxide-comprising string of a charge-blocking material that is part of individual of the channel-material-string constructions. Structure independent of method is disclosed.


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