Three-dimensional memory and forming method thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2020-01-17
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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Technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of semiconductors, and in particular to a three-dimensional memory with a vertical structure of virtual areas and a method for forming the same. Background technique
[0002] With the continuous development of 3D NAND technology, more and more layers of 3D memory can be stacked vertically, from 24 layers, 32 layers, 64 layers to more than 100 layers of high-level stacked structures, which can greatly increase the storage density and reduce The price of a unit storage unit.
[0003] In the formation process of a high-level (for example, 128-layer) three-dimensional memory, a non-functional virtual area is defined in the Stair Step (SS), and some virtual holes or virtual grooves are formed in the virtual area. Typically, it is a dummy channel hole (DCH). And an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) method is used to deposit oxide in these holes or trenches to form a vertical structure. In some processes, this vertical struc...