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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/35 (2023.01); H10B 41/20 (2023.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10D 62/10 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 41/35 (2023.02); H10B 41/20 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/10 (2023.02); H10D 62/115 (2025.01);
Abstract
A microelectronic device includes a stack structure including tiers each including insulative material and conductive material vertically adjacent the insulative material. The stack structure divided into at least two blocks separated from one another. The microelectronic device further includes at least one slot structure horizontally interposed between the at least two blocks of the stack structure. The at least one slot structure including additional insulative material and at least one contact structure extending through the additional insulative material to source tier underlying the stack structure.