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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chang Seok Kang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fred Fishburn, Apotos, CA (US);
Tomohiko Kitajima, San Jose, CA (US);
Sung-Kwan Kang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sony Varghese, Manchester, MA (US);
Gill Yong Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A memory device architecture, and method of fabricating a three dimensional device are provided. The memory device architecture may include a plurality of memory blocks, arranged in an array, wherein a given memory block comprises: a cell region, the cell region comprising a three-dimensional array of memory cells, arranged in a plurality of n memory cell layers; and a staircase region, the staircase region being disposed adjacent to at least a first side of the cell region, the staircase region comprising a signal line assembly that is coupled to the three-dimensional array of memory cells.