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ZHANG YANLI
US173 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
30 patentsUS10700090B1Jun 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
US10192878B1Jan 29, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device with self-aligned multi-level drain select gate electrodes
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC54 citations98
US10103169B1Oct 16, 2018
Method of making a three-dimensional memory device using a multi-step hot phosphoric acid wet etch process
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC70 citations98
US9972641B1May 15, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having a multilevel drain select gate electrode and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC68 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
US9812462B1Nov 7, 2017
Memory hole size variation in a 3D stacked memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC104 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
US10008570B2Jun 26, 2018
Bulb-shaped memory stack structures for direct source contact in three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC62 citations97
US10879269B1Dec 29, 2020
Ferroelectric memory device containing a series connected select gate transistor and method of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC25 citations94
US10868042B1Dec 15, 2020
Ferroelectric memory device containing word lines and pass gates and method of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC31 citations94
US10811431B1Oct 20, 2020
Ferroelectric memory device containing word lines and pass gates and method of forming the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC27 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
US10727215B1Jul 28, 2020
Three-dimensional memory device with logic signal routing through a memory die and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC21 citations94
US10700078B1Jun 30, 2020
Three-dimensional flat NAND memory device having curved memory elements and methods of making 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
US10453854B2Oct 22, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device with thickened word lines in terrace region
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC25 citations94
US10438964B2Oct 8, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device having direct source contact and metal oxide blocking dielectric and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC40 citations94
US10373969B2Aug 6, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device including partially surrounding select gates and fringe field assisted programming thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC29 citations94
US10290643B1May 14, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device containing floating gate select transistor
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC44 citations94
US10256248B2Apr 9, 2019
Through-memory-level via structures between staircase regions in a three-dimensional memory device and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC42 citations94
US10224407B2Mar 5, 2019
High voltage field effect transistor with laterally extended gate dielectric and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC22 citations94
US10115730B1Oct 30, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device containing structurally reinforced pedestal channel portions and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC40 citations94
US10050054B2Aug 14, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having drain select level isolation structure and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC26 citations94
US10020314B1Jul 10, 2018
Forming memory cell film in stack opening
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC20 citations94
US9960180B1May 1, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device with partially discrete charge storage regions and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC46 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
US9748266B1Aug 29, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device with select transistor having charge trapping gate dielectric layer and methods of making and operating thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC21 citations94
US9672917B1Jun 6, 2017
Stacked vertical memory array architectures, systems and methods
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC23 citations94
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
19 patentsUS8878278B2Nov 4, 2014
Compact three dimensional vertical NAND and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC136 citations99
US9698153B2Jul 4, 2017
Vertical NAND and method of making thereof using sequential stack etching and self-aligned landing pad
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC54 citations98
US9673213B1Jun 6, 2017
Three dimensional memory device with peripheral devices under dummy dielectric layer stack and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC77 citations98
US9570463B1Feb 14, 2017
Multilevel memory stack structure with joint electrode having a collar portion and methods for manufacturing the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC104 citations98
US9177966B1Nov 3, 2015
Three dimensional NAND devices with air gap or low-k core
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC92 citations98
US9159739B2Oct 13, 2015
Floating gate ultrahigh density vertical NAND flash memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC70 citations98
US9576975B2Feb 21, 2017
Monolithic three-dimensional NAND strings and methods of fabrication thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC81 citations97
US9455263B2Sep 27, 2016
Three dimensional NAND device with channel contacting conductive source line and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC58 citations97
US9728546B2Aug 8, 2017
3D semicircular vertical NAND string with self aligned floating gate or charge trap cell memory cells and methods of fabricating and operating the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC45 citations96
US9799670B2Oct 24, 2017
Three dimensional NAND device containing dielectric pillars for a buried source line and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC44 citations94
US9691884B2Jun 27, 2017
Monolithic three dimensional NAND strings and methods of fabrication thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC41 citations94
US9627395B2Apr 18, 2017
Enhanced channel mobility three-dimensional memory structure and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC33 citations94
US9627399B2Apr 18, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device with metal and silicide control gates
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC41 citations94
US9620514B2Apr 11, 2017
3D semicircular vertical NAND string with self aligned floating gate or charge trap cell memory cells and methods of fabricating and operating the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC34 citations94
US9576971B2Feb 21, 2017
Three-dimensional memory structure having a back gate electrode
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC32 citations94
US9478558B2Oct 25, 2016
Semiconductor structure with concave blocking dielectric sidewall and method of making thereof by isotropically etching the blocking dielectric layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC43 citations94
US9455267B2Sep 27, 2016
Three dimensional NAND device having nonlinear control gate electrodes and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC45 citations94
US9397111B1Jul 19, 2016
Select gate transistor with single crystal silicon for three-dimensional memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC39 citations94
US9330763B1May 3, 2016
Operation modes for an inverted NAND architecture
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC27 citations94
ZHANG YANLI
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