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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Venkata Naveen Kumar Neelapala, Hyderabad, IN;
Deepak Chandra Pandey, Uttarakhand, IN;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/165 (2013.01); H01L 27/10814 (2013.01); H01L 27/10823 (2013.01); H01L 27/10876 (2013.01); H01L 27/10891 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises active word lines extending within a semiconductive material, passing word lines extending adjacent to the active word lines within the semiconductive material, isolation regions adjacent to the passing word lines, and a band offset material adjacent to the passing word lines and the isolation regions. The semiconductive material exhibits a first bandgap and the band offset material exhibits a second, different bandgap. Related methods and systems are also described.