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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Akira Takahashi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Chi-Ming Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Johann Alsmeier, San Jose, CA (US);
Henry Chien, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiying Costa, San Jose, CA (US);
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vertical NAND string device includes a semiconductor channel, where at least one end portion of the semiconductor channel extends substantially perpendicular to a major surface of a substrate, at least one semiconductor or electrically conductive landing pad embedded in the semiconductor channel, a tunnel dielectric located adjacent to the semiconductor channel, a charge storage region located adjacent to the tunnel dielectric, a blocking dielectric located adjacent to the charge storage region and a plurality of control gate electrodes extending substantially parallel to the major surface of the substrate.