Inventor
SHIMABUKURO SEIJI
JP30 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
22 patentsUS9576967B1Feb 21, 2017
Method of suppressing epitaxial growth in support openings and three-dimensional memory device containing non-epitaxial support pillars in the support openings
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC199 citations98
US10355012B2Jul 16, 2019
Multi-tier three-dimensional memory device with stress compensation structures and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC20 citations94
US9911790B1Mar 6, 2018
Resistive RAM including air gaps between word lines and between vertical bit lines
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC30 citations92
US9608043B2Mar 28, 2017
Method of operating memory array having divided apart bit lines and partially divided bit line selector switches
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC19 citations92
US10141331B1Nov 27, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device containing support pillars underneath a retro-stepped dielectric material and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC53 citations91
US10546870B2Jan 28, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing offset column stairs and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC7 citations84
US9887240B2Feb 6, 2018
Method of fabricating memory array having divided apart bit lines and partially divided bit line selector switches
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC14 citations84
US9768186B2Sep 19, 2017
Three dimensional memory device having well contact pillar and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC16 citations84
US9711650B2Jul 18, 2017
Vertical thin film transistor selection devices and methods of fabrication
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC7 citations84
US10468413B2Nov 5, 2019
Method for forming hydrogen-passivated semiconductor channels in a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC7 citations81
US10354859B1Jul 16, 2019
Three-dimensional resistive random access memory device containing selectively grown amorphous silicon-containing barrier and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations73
US12213320B2Jan 28, 2025
Three-dimensional memory device with finned support pillar structures and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations72
US11532570B2Dec 20, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device containing bridges for enhanced structural support and methods of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations72
US11844222B2Dec 12, 2023
Three-dimensional memory device with backside support pillar structures and methods of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations71
US10818545B2Oct 27, 2020
Contact via structure including a barrier metal disc for low resistance contact and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 citations69
US12408345B2Sep 2, 2025
Three-dimensional memory device with backside support pillar structures and methods of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations63
US12382638B2Aug 5, 2025
Three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof using double pitch word line formation
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations62
US12046285B2Jul 23, 2024
Three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof using double pitch word line formation
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations52
US11942429B2Mar 26, 2024
Three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof using double pitch word line formation
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations52
US11702750B2Jul 18, 2023
Method and apparatus for depositing a multi-sector film on backside of a semiconductor wafer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations52
US11473199B2Oct 18, 2022
Method and apparatus for depositing a multi-sector film on backside of a semiconductor wafer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations52
US11637118B2Apr 25, 2023
Three-dimensional memory device containing auxiliary support pillar structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations51
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
6 patentsUS9412749B1Aug 9, 2016
Three dimensional memory device having well contact pillar and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC77 citations98
US9159739B2Oct 13, 2015
Floating gate ultrahigh density vertical NAND flash memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC70 citations98
US9419012B1Aug 16, 2016
Three-dimensional memory structure employing air gap isolation
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC67 citations95
US9305937B1Apr 5, 2016
Bottom recess process for an outer blocking dielectric layer inside a memory opening
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC39 citations94
US9728499B2Aug 8, 2017
Set of stepped surfaces formation for a multilevel interconnect structure
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC14 citations84
US9589839B1Mar 7, 2017
Method of reducing control gate electrode curvature in three-dimensional memory devices
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC19 citations83