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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Erh-Kun Lai, Taichung County, TW;
Hsiang-Lan Lung, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 99/00 (2023.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 99/10 (2023.02); G11C 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device and a method for operating a memory device are provided. The memory device includes a stack structure including a memory array stack and a staircase stack, an insulating film on the memory array stack, a conductive film on the staircase stack and on a sidewall of the insulating film, a pillar element on the staircase stack and passing through the conductive film, and memory cells in the memory array stack and electrically connected to the pillar element.