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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Ugo Russo, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 8/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 19/32 (2006.01); H10B 41/35 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/1006 (2013.01); G11C 7/1096 (2013.01); G11C 8/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 19/32 (2013.01); H10B 41/35 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02); G11C 11/5621 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments include an assembly having a stack of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. Channel material pillars extend through the stack. Some of the channel material pillars are associated with a first sub-block, and others of the channel material pillars are associated with a second sub-block. Memory cells are along the channel material pillars. An insulative level is over the stack. A select gate configuration is over the insulative level. The select gate configuration includes a first conductive gate structure associated with the first sub-block, and includes a second conductive gate structure associated with the second sub-block. The first and second conductive gate structures are laterally spaced from one another by an intervening insulative region. The first and second conductive gate structures have vertically-spaced conductive regions, and have vertically-extending conductive structures which electrically couple the vertically-spaced conductive regions to one another. Some embodiments include methods of forming assemblies.


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