Patents
US 12764957 B2: Memory device including aluminum nitride diffusion barrier layer and methods for forming the same
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2023-06-29 application 18344227
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and a memory opening fill structure located in the memory opening and containing a memory film, a vertical semiconductor channel, and an aluminum nitride layer that laterally surrounds the memory film.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. 4,933 patents | US company or organization | Milpitas, CA | SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Sharangpani | Fremont, CA | 119 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Raghuveer S. Makala | Campbell, CA | 254 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Fei Zhou | San Jose, CA | 305 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10B | Electronic memory devices | H10B43/27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| G11C | Static stores | G11C16/0483 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| H10W | Generic packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h10 | H10W20/42 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interests | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT signed 2025-04-24 | SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MILPITAS, CA | 71382/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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