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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Wuhan, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/35 (2023.01); H10B 41/46 (2023.01); H10B 43/35 (2023.01); H10B 43/40 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); H10B 41/35 (2023.02); H10B 41/46 (2023.02); H10B 43/35 (2023.02); H10B 43/40 (2023.02);
Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device is disclosed. The 3D memory device includes a memory stack, a semiconductor layer above the memory stack, a plurality of channel structures each extending vertically through the memory stack, and a source contact above the memory stack and in contact with the semiconductor layer. A semiconductor plug, in contact with the semiconductor layer, surrounds an end of one of the channel structures. The source contact is electrically connected with the one of the channel structures. At least a portion of the source contact is buried within the semiconductor layer.