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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Lodestar Licensing Group, Llc, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/27 (2023.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); H10B 41/30 (2023.01); H10B 41/41 (2023.01); H10B 41/50 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/30 (2023.01); H10B 43/40 (2023.01); H10B 43/50 (2023.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/69 (2025.01); H10B 41/00 (2023.01); H10B 43/00 (2023.01); H10B 43/35 (2023.01); H10B 61/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/27 (2023.02); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); H10B 41/30 (2023.02); H10B 41/41 (2023.02); H10B 41/50 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/30 (2023.02); H10B 43/40 (2023.02); H10B 43/50 (2023.02); H10D 30/0413 (2025.01); H10D 30/693 (2025.01); H10B 41/00 (2023.02); H10B 43/00 (2023.02); H10B 43/35 (2023.02); H10B 61/20 (2023.02); H10B 61/22 (2023.02);
Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a substrate, a memory cell string including a body, a select gate located in a level of the apparatus and along a portion of the body, and control gates located in other levels of the apparatus and along other respective portions of the body. At least one of such apparatuses includes a conductive connection coupling the select gate or one of the control gates to a component (e.g., transistor) in the substrate. The connection can include a portion going through a portion of at least one of the control gates.