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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Plano, TX (US);
Michiaki Sano, Aichi, JP;
Akira Nakada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Tetsuya Yamada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Manabu Hayashi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Takashi Matsubara, Nagoya, JP;
Sung Tae Lee, Nissin, JP;
Akio Nishida, Nagoya, JP;
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method is provided that includes forming a dielectric material above a substrate, forming a hole in the dielectric material, the hole disposed in a first direction, forming a word line layer above the substrate via the hole, the word line layer disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, forming a nonvolatile memory material on a sidewall of the hole, forming a local bit line in the hole, and forming a memory cell including the nonvolatile memory material at an intersection of the local bit line and the word line layer.