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Memory device and method for manufacturing the same

US11956942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2021
Grant dateApr 9, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D99/00
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a device includes: a circuit on a first surface of a substrate and including a first contact; an aluminum oxide layer above the substrate in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface; a cell including a capacitor provided in the aluminum oxide layer; a first conductive layer provided between the substrate and the aluminum oxide layer in the first direction and connected to the cell; a first insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the substrate in the first direction; a second insulating layer adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer in a second direction parallel to the first surface and provided above the substrate in the first direction; and a second contact in the second insulating layer and above the first contact in the first direction to connect the cell to the first contact.

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