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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
John D. Hopkins, Meridian, ID (US);
Jordan D. Greenlee, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/48 (2023.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 41/48 (2023.02); H10D 64/037 (2025.01);
Abstract
Electronic devices comprising a source stack comprising one or more conductive materials, a source contact adjacent to the source stack, tiers of alternating conductive materials and insulative materials adjacent to the source contact, pillars extending through the tiers and the source contact and into the source stack, a slit structure extending through the tiers and the source contact, and an implant structure extending within the slit structure and into the source stack. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.