Inventor
KAI JAMES
US120 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
31 patentsUS10629616B1Apr 21, 2020
Bonded three-dimensional memory devices and methods of making the same by replacing carrier substrate with source layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC143 citations99
US10355009B1Jul 16, 2019
Concurrent formation of memory openings and contact openings for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC62 citations98
US9972640B1May 15, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device with self-aligned drain side select gate electrodes and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC65 citations98
US9953992B1Apr 24, 2018
Mid-plane word line switch connection for CMOS under three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC64 citations98
US9922987B1Mar 20, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device containing separately formed drain select transistors and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC99 citations98
US9831266B2Nov 28, 2017
Three-dimensional NAND device containing support pedestal structures for a buried source line and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC58 citations98
US9824966B1Nov 21, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device containing a lateral source contact and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC129 citations98
US9818693B2Nov 14, 2017
Through-memory-level via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC57 citations98
US9805805B1Oct 31, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device with charge carrier injection wells for vertical channels and method of making and using thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC61 citations98
US10038006B2Jul 31, 2018
Through-memory-level via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC63 citations97
US10020363B2Jul 10, 2018
Bulb-shaped memory stack structures for direct source contact in three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC51 citations97
US10008570B2Jun 26, 2018
Bulb-shaped memory stack structures for direct source contact in three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC62 citations97
US9985098B2May 29, 2018
Bulb-shaped memory stack structures for direct source contact in three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC85 citations97
US9818759B2Nov 14, 2017
Through-memory-level via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC52 citations97
US11201107B2Dec 14, 2021
Bonded three-dimensional memory devices and methods of making the same by replacing carrier substrate with source layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC34 citations94
US11195781B2Dec 7, 2021
Bonded three-dimensional memory devices and methods of making the same by replacing carrier substrate with source layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC22 citations94
US10490569B2Nov 26, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device and method of making the same using concurrent formation of memory openings and contact openings
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC18 citations94
US10388666B1Aug 20, 2019
Concurrent formation of memory openings and contact openings for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC19 citations94
US10290643B1May 14, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing floating gate select transistor
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC44 citations94
US10224407B2Mar 5, 2019
High voltage field effect transistor with laterally extended gate dielectric and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC22 citations94
US10050054B2Aug 14, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having drain select level isolation structure and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC26 citations94
US9959932B1May 1, 2018
Grouping memory cells into sub-blocks for program speed uniformity
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC24 citations94
US9935123B2Apr 3, 2018
Within array replacement openings for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC18 citations94
US9917100B2Mar 13, 2018
Three-dimensional NAND device containing support pedestal structures for a buried source line and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC52 citations94
US10381443B2Aug 13, 2019
Bulb-shaped memory stack structures for direct source contact in three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC28 citations93
US10297610B2May 21, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device having on-pitch drain select gate electrodes and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC26 citations93
US10121794B2Nov 6, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having epitaxial germanium-containing vertical channel and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC33 citations91
US11355486B2Jun 7, 2022
Bonded three-dimensional memory devices and methods of making the same by replacing carrier substrate with source layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10 citations86
US11043455B2Jun 22, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device including self-aligned dielectric isolation regions for connection via structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations86
US11018153B2May 25, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device containing alternating stack of source layers and drain layers and vertical gate electrodes
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC11 citations86
US10985169B2Apr 20, 2021
Three-dimensional device with bonded structures including a support die and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC14 citations86
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
9 patentsUS9502471B1Nov 22, 2016
Multi tier three-dimensional memory devices including vertically shared bit lines
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC116 citations98
US9449982B2Sep 20, 2016
Method of making a vertical NAND device using a sacrificial layer with air gap and sequential etching of multilayer stacks
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC71 citations98
US8928061B2Jan 6, 2015
Three dimensional NAND device with silicide containing floating gates
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC72 citations98
US8461641B2Jun 11, 2013
Ultrahigh density vertical NAND memory device and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC42 citations98
US9576975B2Feb 21, 2017
Monolithic three-dimensional NAND strings and methods of fabrication thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC81 citations97
US9165940B2Oct 20, 2015
Three dimensional NAND device with silicide containing floating gates and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC36 citations94
US9099496B2Aug 4, 2015
Method of forming an active area with floating gate negative offset profile in FG NAND memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC31 citations94
US9524779B2Dec 20, 2016
Three dimensional vertical NAND device with floating gates
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC21 citations92
US8823075B2Sep 2, 2014
Select gate formation for nanodot flat cell
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC21 citations92
SANDISK CORP
7 patentsUS7795080B2Sep 14, 2010
Methods of forming integrated circuit devices using composite spacer structures
SANDISK CORP37 citations93
US7732275B2Jun 8, 2010
Methods of forming NAND flash memory with fixed charge
SANDISK CORP17 citations93
US7615447B2Nov 10, 2009
Composite charge storage structure formation in non-volatile memory using etch stop technologies
SANDISK CORP17 citations93
US7592223B2Sep 22, 2009
Methods of fabricating non-volatile memory with integrated select and peripheral circuitry and post-isolation memory cell formation
SANDISK CORP17 citations93
US7582529B2Sep 1, 2009
Methods of fabricating non-volatile memory with integrated peripheral circuitry and pre-isolation memory cell formation
SANDISK CORP19 citations93
US7494870B2Feb 24, 2009
Methods of forming NAND memory with virtual channel
SANDISK CORP27 citations93
US7723186B2May 25, 2010
Method of forming memory with floating gates including self-aligned metal nanodots using a coupling layer
SANDISK CORP26 citations92
ALSMEIER JOHANN
2 patentsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
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