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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Theodore T. Pekny, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.01); H10B 43/20 (2023.01); H10B 43/30 (2023.01); H10B 43/35 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/40117 (2019.08); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/10 (2023.02); H10B 43/20 (2023.02); H10B 43/30 (2023.02); H10B 43/35 (2023.02);
Abstract

Arrays of memory cells including an isolation region between first and second access lines, a first memory cell having a control gate in contact with the first access line and a charge storage node having a curved cross-section having a first end in contact with a first portion of the isolation region on a first side of the isolation region and a second end in contact with a second portion of the isolation region on the isolation region's first side, and a second memory cell having a control gate in contact with the second access line and a charge storage node having a curved cross-section having a first end in contact with the first portion of the isolation region on a second side of the isolation region and a second end in contact with the second portion of the isolation region on the isolation region's first side.


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