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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2023
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Jordan D. Greenlee, Nampa, ID (US);

Ying Rui, Meridian, ID (US);

Silvia Borsari, Boise, ID (US);

Prashant Raghu, Boise, ID (US);

Elisabeth Barr, Boise, ID (US);

Yen Ting Lin, Boise, ID (US);

Albert P. Chan, Boise, ID (US);

Martin Chen, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 12/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 12/33 (2023.02); H10B 12/0335 (2023.02); H10B 12/05 (2023.02); H10B 12/482 (2023.02);
Abstract

A method used in forming memory circuitry comprises forming transistors individually comprising one source/drain region and another source/drain region. A channel region is between the one and the another source/drain regions. A conductive gate is operatively proximate the channel region. Digitline structures are formed that are individually directly electrically coupled to the another source/drain regions of multiple of the transistors. The digitline structures individually comprise a conductive digitline and an insulator material thereatop. The insulator material has a top. First insulating material is formed directly above the tops of the insulator material and laterally-over longitudinal sides of the digitline structures and covers across the one source/drain regions laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the digitline structures. Second insulating material is formed over the first insulating material. The second insulating material has a maximum vertical thickness directly above the digitline structures that is greater than its minimum lateral thickness over the longitudinal sides of the digitline structures. The first insulating material is etched through to expose the one source/drain regions. Storage elements are formed that are individually electrically coupled to individual of the one source/drain regions. Other embodiments, including structure, are disclosed.


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