Inventor · Hubei, CN

Zhenyu Lu

142Patents
21h-index
145Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 2006 → Nov 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9449987B1 Three dimensional memory device with epitaxial semiconductor pedestal for peripheral transistors Electricity 391 Active
US9530790B1 Three-dimensional memory device containing CMOS devices over memory stack structures Electricity 108 Active
US9502471B1 Multi tier three-dimensional memory devices including vertically shared bit lines Electricity 83 Active
US9449982B2 Method of making a vertical NAND device using a sacrificial layer with air gap and sequential etching of multilayer stacks Electricity 60 Active
US10403631B1 Three-dimensional ferroelectric memory devices Electricity 47 Active
US9543318B1 Three dimensional memory device with epitaxial semiconductor pedestal for peripheral transistors Electricity 47 Active
US10283452B2 Three-dimensional memory devices having a plurality of NAND strings Electricity 46 Active
US9673213B1 Three dimensional memory device with peripheral devices under dummy dielectric layer stack and method of making thereof Electricity 43 Active
US10147732B1 Source structure of three-dimensional memory device and method for forming the same Electricity 43 Active
US9728551B1 Multi-tier replacement memory stack structure integration scheme Electricity 41 Active
US9853043B2 Method of making a multilevel memory stack structure using a cavity containing a sacrificial fill material Electricity 39 Active
US10249640B2 Within-array through-memory-level via structures and method of making thereof Electricity 34 Active
US10269620B2 Multi-tier memory device with through-stack peripheral contact via structures and method of making thereof Electricity 29 Active
US10256248B2 Through-memory-level via structures between staircase regions in a three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof Electricity 29 Active
US9679906B2 Three-dimensional memory devices containing memory block bridges Electricity 28 Active
US8876661B2 Multi-functional motivating exercise equipment Human Necessities 28 Active
US9780034B1 Three-dimensional memory device containing annular etch-stop spacer and method of making thereof Electricity 27 Active
US9935050B2 Multi-tier three-dimensional memory devices including vertically shared source lines and method of making thereof Electricity 24 Active
US10115732B2 Three dimensional memory device containing discrete silicon nitride charge storage regions Electricity 23 Active
US9842907B2 Memory device containing cobalt silicide control gate electrodes and method of making thereof Electricity 23 Active
US10553604B2 Through array contact structure of three-dimensional memory device Electricity 21 Active
US10593690B2 Hybrid bonding contact structure of three-dimensional memory device Electricity 20 Active
US9362300B2 Apparatuses and methods for forming multiple decks of memory cells Electricity 20 Active
US9853046B2 Apparatuses and methods for forming multiple decks of memory cells Electricity 19 Active
US9437604B2 Methods and apparatuses having strings of memory cells including a metal source Electricity 17 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.