Inventor
CUI ZHIXIN
JP49 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
45 patentsUS9960181B1May 1, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having contact via structures in overlapped terrace region and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC155 citations99
US10700090B1Jun 30, 2020
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC46 citations98
US10355009B1Jul 16, 2019
Concurrent formation of memory openings and contact openings for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC62 citations98
US10304852B1May 28, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing through-memory-level contact via structures
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC115 citations98
US9853038B1Dec 26, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device having integrated support and contact structures and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC119 citations98
US10381362B1Aug 13, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device including inverted memory stack structures and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC139 citations97
US10818542B2Oct 27, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including composite word lines and multi-strip select lines and method for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC25 citations94
US10777575B1Sep 15, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device with self-aligned vertical conductive strips having a gate-all-around configuration and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC24 citations94
US10707233B1Jul 7, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including composite word lines and multi-strip select lines and method for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC38 citations94
US10700078B1Jun 30, 2020
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC35 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
US11069410B1Jul 20, 2021
Three-dimensional NOR-NAND combination memory device and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC26 citations93
US10192784B1Jan 29, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing self-aligned contact via structures and methods of manufacturing the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC47 citations92
US11069703B2Jul 20, 2021
Three-dimensional device with bonded structures including a support die and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC14 citations86
US10903222B2Jan 26, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device containing a carbon-doped source contact layer and methods for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC13 citations86
US10811058B2Oct 20, 2020
Bonded assembly containing memory die bonded to integrated peripheral and system die and methods for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC13 citations86
US11342245B2May 24, 2022
Through-stack contact via structures for a three-dimensional memory device and methods of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC8 citations85
US11335671B2May 17, 2022
Stacked die assembly including double-sided inter-die bonding connections and methods of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC8 citations85
US11049876B2Jun 29, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device containing through-memory-level contact via structures
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC13 citations85
US10903230B2Jan 26, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device containing through-memory-level contact via structures and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations85
US10586803B2Mar 10, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device and methods of making the same using replacement drain select gate electrodes
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations84
US11114462B1Sep 7, 2021
Three-dimensional memory device with composite charge storage structures and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10 citations83
US10580783B2Mar 3, 2020
Multi-tier three-dimensional memory device containing differential etch rate field oxides and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC16 citations83
US11600634B2Mar 7, 2023
Three-dimensional memory device including a composite semiconductor channel and a horizontal source contact layer and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations75
US11621277B2Apr 4, 2023
Multilevel memory stack structure with tapered inter-tier joint region and methods of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations74
US11877452B2Jan 16, 2024
Three-dimensional memory device including laterally-undulating memory material layers and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11552100B2Jan 10, 2023
Three-dimensional memory device including a composite semiconductor channel and a horizontal source contact layer and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11515326B2Nov 29, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device including laterally-undulating memory material layers and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11302714B2Apr 12, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device including a composite semiconductor channel and a horizontal source contact layer and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations73
US11244958B2Feb 8, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device including composite word lines and multi-strip select lines and method for making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
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
US10741579B2Aug 11, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including different height memory stack structures and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10692884B2Jun 23, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device including bottle-shaped memory stack structures and drain-select gate electrodes having cylindrical portions
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 citations73
US10629611B2Apr 21, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device and methods of making the same using replacement drain select gate electrodes
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11889694B2Jan 30, 2024
Three-dimensional memory device with separated contact regions and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations72
US11361816B2Jun 14, 2022
Memory block with separately driven source regions to improve performance
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations72
US11355437B2Jun 7, 2022
Three-dimensional memory device including bump-containing bit lines and methods for manufacturing the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations72
US11024635B2Jun 1, 2021
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 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
US12010835B2Jun 11, 2024
Three-dimensional memory device with a conductive drain-select-level spacer and methods for forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations52
US12284807B2Apr 22, 2025
Three-dimensional memory device with separated contact regions
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations51
US12310020B2May 20, 2025
Three-dimensional memory device including a dummy word line with tapered corner and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations50