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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
Lodestar Licensing Group Llc, Evanston, IL (US);
Jordan D. Greenlee, Boise, ID (US);
Lifang Xu, Boise, ID (US);
Rita J. Klein, Boise, ID (US);
Xiao Li, Boise, ID (US);
Everett A. McTeer, Eagle, ID (US);
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising at least one contact structure. The at least one contact structure comprises a contact, an insulating material overlying the contact, and at least one contact via in the insulating material. The at least one contact structure also comprises a dielectric liner material adjacent the insulating material within the contact via, a conductive material adjacent the dielectric liner material, and a stress compensation material adjacent the conductive material and in a central portion of the at least one contact via. The stress compensation material is at least partially surrounded by the conductive material. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming the apparatus are also disclosed.