Memory array having connections going through control gates
US11398489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10B61/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a substrate, a memory cell string including a body, a select gate located in a level of the apparatus and along a portion of the body, and control gates located in other levels of the apparatus and along other respective portions of the body. At least one of such apparatuses includes a conductive connection coupling the select gate or one of the control gates to a component (e.g., transistor) in the substrate. The connection can include a portion going through a portion of at least one of the control gates.
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