RIGID SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY HAVING AMORPHOUS METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNELS
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1. A memory device, comprising:
- a plurality of memory cells having channels of amorphous metal oxide semiconductor; and
a rigid support material underlying the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor.
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Abstract
Rigid semiconductor memory using amorphous metal oxide semiconductor channels are useful in the production of thin-film transistor memory devices. Such devices include single-layer and multi-layer memory arrays of volatile or non-volatile memory cells. The memory cells can be formed to have a gate stack overlying an amorphous metal oxide semiconductor, with amorphous metal oxide semiconductor channels.
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25 Claims
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1. A memory device, comprising:
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a plurality of memory cells having channels of amorphous metal oxide semiconductor; and a rigid support material underlying the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
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forming an amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying a rigid support material; forming memory cells using the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor; and forming source/drain regions of the memory cells in the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A memory device, comprising:
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a rigid support material; a first layer of memory cells formed using a first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying the rigid support material; a first dielectric overlying the first layer of memory cells; a second layer of memory cells formed using a second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying the first dielectric; a second dielectric overlying the second layer of memory cells; a data line contact selectively connected to the first layer of memory cells and the second layer of memory cells; and a source line contact selectively connected to the first layer of memory cells and the second layer of memory cells. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A memory device, comprising:
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a rigid support material; a first NAND string of memory cells formed on a first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying the rigid support material, wherein the first NAND string of memory cells comprises two or more memory cells coupled in series source-to-drain; a first select line gate formed on the first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a first end of the first NAND string of memory cells; a second select line gate formed on the first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a second end of the first NAND string of memory cells; a first dielectric overlying the first NAND string of memory cells, the first select line gate and the second select line gate; a second NAND string of memory cells formed on a second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying the rigid support material, wherein the second NAND string of memory cells comprises two or more memory cells coupled in series source-to-drain; a third select line gate formed on the second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a first end of the second NAND string of memory cells; a fourth select line gate formed on the second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a second end of the second NAND string of memory cells; a second dielectric overlying the second NAND string of memory cells, the third select line gate and the fourth select line gate; a data line contact connected to a second source/drain region of the first select line gate and a second source/drain region of the second select line gate; and a source line contact connected to a second source/drain region of the third select line gate and a second source/drain region of the fourth select line gate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
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forming a first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying a rigid support material; forming a first NAND string of memory cells using the first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor; forming a first select line gate having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a first end of the first NAND string of memory cells; forming a second select line gate having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a second end of the first NAND string of memory cells; forming a first dielectric over the first NAND string of memory cells, the first select line gate and the second select line gate; forming a second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor overlying the first dielectric; forming a second NAND string of memory cells using the second amorphous metal oxide semiconductor; forming a third select line gate having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a first end of the second NAND string of memory cells; forming a fourth select line gate having a first source/drain region connected to a source/drain region of a memory cell on a second end of the second NAND string of memory cells; forming a second dielectric over the second NAND string of memory cells, the third select line gate and the fourth select line gate; forming a data line contact extending through the second dielectric to at least a surface of the first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and connected to a second source/drain region of the first select line gate and to a second source/drain region of the third select line gate; and forming a source line contact extending through the second dielectric to at least a surface of the first amorphous metal oxide semiconductor and connected to a second source/drain region of the third select line gate and to a second source/drain region of the fourth select line gate. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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