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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhixin Cui, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Shimizu, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/27 (2023.01); G11C 8/14 (2006.01); H10B 41/10 (2023.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/27 (2023.02); G11C 8/14 (2013.01); H10B 41/10 (2023.02); H10B 43/10 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract
A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, memory opening fill structures vertically extending through the alternating stack in a memory array region, and an electrically conductive spacer extending vertically and electrically connecting a first drain-select-level electrically conductive layer to a second drain-select-level electrically conductive layer.