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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Damir Fazil, Boise, ID (US);
John D. Hopkins, Meridian, ID (US);
Indra V. Chary, Boise, ID (US);
Tom John, Boise, ID (US);
Joel D. Peterson, Boise, ID (US);
Kar Wui Thong, Boise, ID (US);
Zhaohui MA, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A memory array comprises strings of memory cells. The memory array comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks that individually comprise a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers directly above a conductor tier. Channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The channel material of the channel-material strings directly electrically couples to conductor material of the conductor tier. Individual ones of the channel-material strings in a vertical cross-section comprise an external jog surface that is above the conductor tier and an internal jog surface that is in the conductor tier. Other aspects, including methods, are disclosed.
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