THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING A CHANNEL CONNECTION STRAP AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, a memory opening extending through the alternating sack, and a memory opening fill structure located within the memory opening. The memory opening fill st...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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10.09.2020
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Summary: | A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, a memory opening extending through the alternating sack, and a memory opening fill structure located within the memory opening. The memory opening fill structure includes a pedestal channel portion, a memory film overlying the pedestal channel portion, a vertical semiconductor channel located inside the memory film, and a channel connection strap that extends through an opening of the memory film and contacting the pedestal channel portion and the vertical semiconductor channel. The channel connection strap has a topmost surface located below a horizontal plane including a top surface of the vertical semiconductor channel. The channel connection strap portion may be formed by a selective semiconductor growth from physically exposed semiconductor surfaces, and may provide enhanced electrical connection between the pedestal channel portion and the vertical semiconductor channel. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201916295206 |