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NISHIKAWA MASATOSHI
JP56 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
37 patentsUS10354980B1Jul 16, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing bonded chip assembly with through-substrate via structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC168 citations99
US10700090B1Jun 30, 2020
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC46 citations98
US10381376B1Aug 13, 2019
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device including concave word lines and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC58 citations98
US10354987B1Jul 16, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing bonded chip assembly with through-substrate via structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC139 citations98
US10797062B1Oct 6, 2020
Bonded die assembly using a face-to-back oxide bonding and methods for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC22 citations94
US10741535B1Aug 11, 2020
Bonded assembly containing multiple memory dies sharing peripheral circuitry on a support die and methods for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC20 citations94
US10700078B1Jun 30, 2020
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC35 citations94
US10629675B1Apr 21, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing capacitor pillars and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC35 citations94
US10559582B2Feb 11, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing source contact to bottom of vertical channels and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC24 citations94
US10516025B1Dec 24, 2019
Three-dimensional NAND memory containing dual protrusion charge trapping regions and methods of manufacturing the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC35 citations94
US10475804B1Nov 12, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing multilevel drain select gate isolation and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC33 citations94
US9935123B2Apr 3, 2018
Within array replacement openings for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC18 citations94
US9935124B2Apr 3, 2018
Split memory cells with unsplit select gates in a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC17 citations94
US10741576B2Aug 11, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing drain-select-level air gap and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC18 citations86
US10600800B2Mar 24, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing multilevel drain select gate isolation and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC15 citations86
US10515897B2Dec 24, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing hydrogen diffusion blocking structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC14 citations85
US10720444B2Jul 21, 2020
Three-dimensional flat memory device including a dual dipole blocking dielectric layer and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations84
US10854619B2Dec 1, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing bit line switches
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations83
US10734080B2Aug 4, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing bit line switches
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations83
US11222954B2Jan 11, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device containing inter-select-gate electrodes and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11094715B2Aug 17, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device including different height memory stack structures and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US11081185B2Aug 3, 2021
Non-volatile memory array driven from both sides for performance improvement
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC6 citations73
US11024385B2Jun 1, 2021
Parallel memory operations in multi-bonded memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 citations73
US10991705B2Apr 27, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device having enhanced contact between polycrystalline channel and epitaxial pedestal structure and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10878907B1Dec 29, 2020
Sub-block size reduction for 3D non-volatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 citations73
US10839918B1Nov 17, 2020
Boost converter in memory chip
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10741579B2Aug 11, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including different height memory stack structures and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10622367B1Apr 14, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including three-dimensional bit line discharge transistors and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10580787B2Mar 3, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device containing dummy antenna diodes
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US9941297B2Apr 10, 2018
Vertical resistor in 3D memory device with two-tier stack
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US11631691B2Apr 18, 2023
Three-dimensional flat memory device including a dual dipole blocking dielectric layer and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US11587943B2Feb 21, 2023
Bonded die assembly using a face-to-back oxide bonding and methods for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US11024635B2Jun 1, 2021
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US10991706B2Apr 27, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device having enhanced contact between polycrystalline channel and epitaxial pedestal structure and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations63
US10930674B2Feb 23, 2021
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US10756106B2Aug 25, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device with locally modulated threshold voltages at drain select levels and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations63
US11487454B2Nov 1, 2022
Systems and methods for defining memory sub-blocks
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations62
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
8 patentsUS9620512B1Apr 11, 2017
Field effect transistor with a multilevel gate electrode for integration with a multilevel memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC64 citations97
US9859422B2Jan 2, 2018
Field effect transistor with elevated active regions and methods of manufacturing the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC32 citations94
US9837431B2Dec 5, 2017
3D semicircular vertical NAND string with recessed inactive semiconductor channel sections
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC26 citations94
US9799670B2Oct 24, 2017
Three dimensional NAND device containing dielectric pillars for a buried source line and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC44 citations94
US9691781B1Jun 27, 2017
Vertical resistor in 3D memory device with two-tier stack
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC39 citations94
US9646981B2May 9, 2017
Passive devices for integration with three-dimensional memory devices
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC53 citations93
US9589981B2Mar 7, 2017
Passive devices for integration with three-dimensional memory devices
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC53 citations93
US9911748B2Mar 6, 2018
Epitaxial source region for uniform threshold voltage of vertical transistors in 3D memory devices
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations84
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
2 patentsUS11043537B2Jun 22, 2021
Three-dimensional phase change memory device including vertically constricted current paths and methods of manufacturing the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US10964752B2Mar 30, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device including laterally constricted current paths and methods of manufacturing the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
NISHIKAWA MASATOSHI
2 patentsFUKUDA MASAHIRO
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