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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
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 method for forming a 3D memory device includes forming a first source contact portion in a substrate, forming a dielectric stack over the first source contact portion, and forming a slit opening extending in the dielectric stack and exposing the first source contact portion. The method also includes forming a plurality of conductor layers through the slit opening and form a second source contact portion in the slit opening and in contact with the first source contact portion.