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HOWDER COLLIN

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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC

46 patents
US10236301B1Mar 19, 2019

Methods of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC59 citations95
US10446578B1Oct 15, 2019

Methods used in forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells, methods of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells, and methods of forming an array of vertical strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC36 citations94
US10283524B1May 7, 2019

Methods of filling horizontally-extending openings of integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations94
US10784273B2Sep 22, 2020

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations86
US10553607B1Feb 4, 2020

Method of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of programmable memory cells and method of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC13 citations85
US11948992B2Apr 2, 2024

Electronic devices comprising a dielectric material, and related systems and methods

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations83
US10497715B2Dec 3, 2019

Memory arrays

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations83
US12230325B2Feb 18, 2025

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations75
US11737278B2Aug 22, 2023

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11348939B2May 31, 2022

Integrated assemblies, and methods of forming integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations73
US11315877B2Apr 26, 2022

Methods of forming microelectronic devices, and related microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US10930658B2Feb 23, 2021

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations73
US10573661B2Feb 25, 2020

Methods of filling horizontally-extending openings of integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11302708B2Apr 12, 2022

Memory arrays, and methods of forming memory arrays

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations72
US12408341B2Sep 2, 2025

Memory arrays, and methods of forming memory arrays

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11972978B2Apr 30, 2024

Conductive via of integrated circuitry, memory array comprising strings of memory cells, method of forming a conductive via of integrated circuitry, and method of forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11894305B2Feb 6, 2024

Microelectronic devices including staircase structures, and related memory devices and electronic systems

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11690226B2Jun 27, 2023

Integrated assemblies, and methods of forming integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11678483B2Jun 13, 2023

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11538822B2Dec 27, 2022

Integrated assemblies having metal-containing liners along bottoms of trenches, and methods of forming integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11527550B2Dec 13, 2022

Memory array and a method used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11411015B2Aug 9, 2022

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11355392B2Jun 7, 2022

Conductive via of integrated circuitry, memory array comprising strings of memory cells, method of forming a conductive via of integrated circuitry, and method of forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11335694B2May 17, 2022

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11276701B2Mar 15, 2022

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11177269B2Nov 16, 2021

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11075215B2Jul 27, 2021

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US11056507B2Jul 6, 2021

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US10943921B2Mar 9, 2021

Methods of forming integrated assemblies

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US10937798B2Mar 2, 2021

Memory array and a method used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12137564B2Nov 5, 2024

Methods of forming microelectronic devices

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations61
US11737275B2Aug 22, 2023

Microelectronic devices including filled slits and memory cell pillars, and related memory devices and electronic systems

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations61
US12563787B2Feb 24, 2026

Electronic devices comprising a stack structure, a source contact, and a dielectric material

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations60
US12419048B2Sep 16, 2025

Memory circuitry and method used in forming memory circuitry

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations52
US12356619B2Jul 8, 2025

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations52
US11545430B2Jan 3, 2023

Integrated circuitry and method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations52
US10748922B2Aug 18, 2020

Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations52
US12424282B2Sep 23, 2025

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations51
US12406932B2Sep 2, 2025

Memory circuitry and method used in forming memory circuitry

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations51
US12356617B2Jul 8, 2025

Microelectronic devices with vertically recessed channel structures and discrete, spaced inter-slit structures, and related methods and systems

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations51
US11495610B2Nov 8, 2022

Integrated circuitry, a method used in forming integrated circuitry, and a method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations51
US12200929B2Jan 14, 2025

Integrated circuitry comprising a memory array comprising strings of memory cells and method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations49
US10847538B2Nov 24, 2020

Methods of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations49
US12040253B2Jul 16, 2024

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations48
US12482752B2Nov 25, 2025

Memory circuitry and method used in forming memory circuitry

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations47
US12396172B2Aug 19, 2025

Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations45

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