Patents by Inventor Lars P. Heineck

Lars P. Heineck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250254862
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for contact formation via a selective etch are described. For instance, a manufacturing system may form a first dielectric layer. Additionally, the manufacturing system may form a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer on the second dielectric layer. The manufacturing system may etch the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer to form a set of first dielectric lines and a set of second dielectric lines. The manufacturing system may perform a metallization process to form a set of conductive lines and may form a contact above a subset of the set of conductive lines. A bottom surface of the contact may be above a respective top surface of a second dielectric line of the set of second dielectric lines based on forming the set of second dielectric lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Md. Zahid Hossain, Surendranath C. Eruvuru, Srinivasan Balakrishnan, Martin W. Popp, Lars P. Heineck, Jin Heng Chia, Jun Rong Tan
  • Publication number: 20250210511
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising multilevel bitlines comprising first bitlines and second bitlines. The first bitlines and the second bitlines are positioned at different levels. Pillar contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and to the second bitlines. Level 1 contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and level 2 contacts are electrically connected to the second bitlines. A liner is between the first bitlines and the level 2 contacts. Each bitline of the first bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact in a subblock adjacent to the level 1 contacts and each bitline of the second bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact adjacent to the level 2 contacts. Methods of forming an electronic device and related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Harsh Narendrakumar Jain, Naveen Kaushik, Adam L. Olson, Richard J. Hill, Lars P. Heineck
  • Publication number: 20250107204
    Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a tiered stack having vertically alternating insulative and conductive structures. A first series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a first block of a dual-block structure. A second series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a second block of the dual-block structure. The first and second series of stadiums are substantially symmetrically structured about a trench at a center of the dual-block structure. The trench extends a width of the first and second series of stadiums. The stadiums of the first and second series of stadiums have opposing staircase structures comprising steps at ends of the conductive structures of the tiered stack. Conductive source/drain contact structures are in the stack and extend substantially vertically from a source/drain region at a floor of the trench. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are methods of fabrication and electronic systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Lifang Xu, Richard J. Hill, Indra V. Chary, Lars P. Heineck
  • Patent number: 12237259
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising multilevel bitlines comprising first bitlines and second bitlines. The first bitlines and the second bitlines are positioned at different levels. Pillar contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and to the second bitlines. Level 1 contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and level 2 contacts are electrically connected to the second bitlines. A liner is between the first bitlines and the level 2 contacts. Each bitline of the first bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact in a subblock adjacent to the level 1 contacts and each bitline of the second bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact adjacent to the level 2 contacts. Methods of forming an electronic device and related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Harsh Narendrakumar Jain, Naveen Kaushik, Adam L. Olson, Richard J. Hill, Lars P. Heineck
  • Patent number: 12166094
    Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a tiered stack having vertically alternating insulative and conductive structures. A first series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a first block of a dual-block structure. A second series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a second block of the dual-block structure. The first and second series of stadiums are substantially symmetrically structured about a trench at a center of the dual-block structure. The trench extends a width of the first and second series of stadiums. The stadiums of the first and second series of stadiums have opposing staircase structures comprising steps at ends of the conductive structures of the tiered stack. Conductive source/drain contact structures are in the stack and extend substantially vertically from a source/drain region at a floor of the trench. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are methods of fabrication and electronic systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lifang Xu, Richard J. Hill, Indra V. Chary, Lars P. Heineck
  • Publication number: 20240079361
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a memory array region, a control logic region overlying the memory array region, and a pad region overlying the control logic region. The memory array region includes a stack structure including vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures; vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure; at least one source structure vertically underlying the stack structure and coupled to the vertically extending strings of memory cells; and digit line structures vertically overlying the stack structure and coupled to the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The control logic region includes control logic devices configured to effectuate control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The pad region includes conductive pad structures coupled to the control logic devices. Memory devices and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Lars P. Heineck
  • Publication number: 20230065142
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a pair of adjacent memory-block-regions, and having a separator structure between the adjacent memory-block-regions. The memory-block-regions include a first stack of alternating conductive levels and first insulative levels. The separator structure includes a second stack of alternating second and third insulative levels. The second insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the conductive levels, and the third insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the first insulative levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Paolo Tessariol, David H. Wells, Lars P. Heineck, Richard J. Hill, Lifang Xu, Indra V. Chary, Emilio Camerlenghi
  • Publication number: 20230033803
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising multilevel bitlines comprising first bitlines and second bitlines. The first bitlines and the second bitlines are positioned at different levels. Pillar contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and to the second bitlines. Level 1 contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and level 2 contacts are electrically connected to the second bitlines. A liner is between the first bitlines and the level 2 contacts. Each bitline of the first bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact in a subblock adjacent to the level 1 contacts and each bitline of the second bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact adjacent to the level 2 contacts. Methods of forming an electronic device and related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Harsh Narendrakumar Jain, Naveen Kaushik, Adam L. Olson, Richard J. Hill, Lars P. Heineck
  • Publication number: 20230032177
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising multilevel bitlines, pillar contacts, level 1 contacts, and level 2 contacts. The multilevel bitlines comprise first bitlines and second bitlines, with the first bitlines and second bitlines positioned at different levels. The pillar contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines and to the second bitlines, the level 1 contacts are electrically connected to the first bitlines, and the level 2 contacts are electrically connected to the second bitlines. Each bitline of the first bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact adjacent to the level 1 contacts and each bitline of the second bitlines is electrically connected to a single pillar contact adjacent to the level 2 contacts. Additional electronic devices are disclosed, as are methods of forming an electronic device and related systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Harsh Narendrakumar Jain, Adam L. Olson, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Naveen Kaushik, Richard J. Hill, Lars P. Heineck
  • Publication number: 20230014320
    Abstract: An array of vertical transistors comprises spaced pillars of individual vertical transistors that individually comprise an upper source/drain region, a lower source/drain region, and a channel region vertically there-between. The upper source/drain region comprises a conductor oxide material in individual of the pillars. The channel region comprises an oxide semiconductor material in the individual pillars. The lower source/drain region comprises a first conductive oxide material in the individual pillars atop and directly against a second conductive oxide material in the individual pillars. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductor lines individually interconnect a respective multiple of the vertical transistors in a column direction. The conductor lines individually comprise the second conductive oxide material atop and directly against metal material. The first conductive oxide material, the second conductive oxide material, and the metal material comprise different compositions relative one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Fang Lee, Jaydip Guha, Lars P. Heineck, Kamal M. Karda, Si-Woo Lee, Terrence B. McDaniel, Scott E. Sills, Kevin J. Torek, Sheng-Wei Yang
  • Publication number: 20230010799
    Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a tiered stack having vertically alternating insulative and conductive structures. A first series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a first block of a dual-block structure. A second series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a second block of the dual-block structure. The first and second series of stadiums are substantially symmetrically structured about a trench at a center of the dual-block structure. The trench extends a width of the first and second series of stadiums. The stadiums of the first and second series of stadiums have opposing staircase structures comprising steps at ends of the conductive structures of the tiered stack. Conductive source/drain contact structures are in the stack and extend substantially vertically from a source/drain region at a floor of the trench. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are methods of fabrication and electronic systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lifang Xu, Richard J. Hill, Indra V. Chary, Lars P. Heineck
  • Patent number: 11514953
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a pair of adjacent memory-block-regions, and having a separator structure between the adjacent memory-block-regions. The memory-block-regions include a first stack of alternating conductive levels and first insulative levels. The separator structure includes a second stack of alternating second and third insulative levels. The second insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the conductive levels, and the third insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the first insulative levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Paolo Tessariol, David H. Wells, Lars P. Heineck, Richard J. Hill, Lifang Xu, Indra V. Chary, Emilio Camerlenghi
  • Patent number: 11488981
    Abstract: An array of vertical transistors comprises spaced pillars of individual vertical transistors that individually comprise an upper source/drain region, a lower source/drain region, and a channel region vertically there-between. The upper source/drain region comprises a conductor oxide material in individual of the pillars. The channel region comprises an oxide semiconductor material in the individual pillars. The lower source/drain region comprises a first conductive oxide material in the individual pillars atop and directly against a second conductive oxide material in the individual pillars. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductor lines individually interconnect a respective multiple of the vertical transistors in a column direction. The conductor lines individually comprise the second conductive oxide material atop and directly against metal material. The first conductive oxide material, the second conductive oxide material, and the metal material comprise different compositions relative one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Fang Lee, Jaydip Guha, Lars P. Heineck, Kamal M. Karda, Si-Woo Lee, Terrence B. McDaniel, Scott E. Sills, Kevin J. Torek, Sheng-Wei Yang
  • Publication number: 20220068317
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a pair of adjacent memory-block-regions, and having a separator structure between the adjacent memory-block-regions. The memory-block-regions include a first stack of alternating conductive levels and first insulative levels. The separator structure includes a second stack of alternating second and third insulative levels. The second insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the conductive levels, and the third insulative levels are substantially horizontally aligned with the first insulative levels. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Paolo Tessariol, David H. Wells, Lars P. Heineck, Richard J. Hill, Lifang Xu, Indra V. Chary, Emilio Camerlenghi
  • Publication number: 20220028903
    Abstract: An array of vertical transistors comprises spaced pillars of individual vertical transistors that individually comprise an upper source/drain region, a lower source/drain region, and a channel region vertically there-between. The upper source/drain region comprises a conductor oxide material in individual of the pillars. The channel region comprises an oxide semiconductor material in the individual pillars. The lower source/drain region comprises a first conductive oxide material in the individual pillars atop and directly against a second conductive oxide material in the individual pillars. Horizontally-elongated and spaced conductor lines individually interconnect a respective multiple of the vertical transistors in a column direction. The conductor lines individually comprise the second conductive oxide material atop and directly against metal material. The first conductive oxide material, the second conductive oxide material, and the metal material comprise different compositions relative one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Fang Lee, Jaydip Guha, Lars P. Heineck, Kamal M. Karda, Si-Woo Lee, Terrence B. McDaniel, Scott E. Sills, Kevin J. Torek, Sheng-Wei Yang
  • Patent number: 10937690
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to selectively depositing a liner material on a sidewall of an opening are described. An example method includes forming a liner material on a dielectric material of sidewalls of an opening and a bottom surface of an opening and removing the first liner material of the sidewalls of the opening and the bottom surface of the opening using a non-selective etch chemistry. The example method further includes forming a second liner material on the dielectric material of the sidewalls of the opening to avoid contact with the bottom surface of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anish Khandekar, Lars P. Heineck, Silvia Borsari, Zhiqiang Xie
  • Publication number: 20200312712
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to selectively depositing a liner material on a sidewall of an opening are described. An example method includes forming a liner material on a dielectric material of sidewalls of an opening and a bottom surface of an opening and removing the first liner material of the sidewalls of the opening and the bottom surface of the opening using a non-selective etch chemistry. The example method further includes forming a second liner material on the dielectric material of the sidewalls of the opening to avoid contact with the bottom surface of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Anish Khandekar, Lars P. Heineck, Silvia Borsari, Zhiqiang Xie
  • Patent number: 9391092
    Abstract: A circuit structure includes a substrate having an array region and a peripheral region. The substrate in the array and peripheral regions includes insulator material over first semiconductor material, conductive material over the insulator material, and second semiconductor material over the conductive material. The array region includes vertical circuit devices which include the second semiconductor material. The peripheral region includes horizontal circuit devices which include the second semiconductor material. The horizontal circuit devices in the peripheral region individually have a floating body which includes the second semiconductor material. The conductive material in the peripheral region is under and electrically coupled to the second semiconductor material of the floating bodies. Conductive straps in the array region are under the vertical circuit devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Zahurak, Sanh D. Tang, Lars P. Heineck, Martin C. Roberts, Wolfgang Mueller, Haitao Liu
  • Patent number: 9385132
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of recessed access device gate constructions includes using the width of an anisotropically etched sidewall spacer in forming mask openings in an etch mask for forming all recessed access device trenches within semiconductor material within all of the array. The etch mask is used while etching all of the recessed access device trenches into the semiconductor material within all of the array through the mask openings. Individual recessed access gate constructions are formed in the individual recessed access device trenches. Other methods are contemplated, including arrays of recessed access devices independent of method of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars P. Heineck, Troy R. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 9318493
    Abstract: Some embodiments include memory arrays. The memory arrays may have digit lines under vertically-oriented transistors, with the digit lines interconnecting transistors along columns of the array. Each individual transistor may be directly over only a single digit line, with the single digit line being entirely composed of one or more metal-containing materials. The digit lines can be over a deck, and electrically insulative regions can be directly between the digit lines and the deck. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays. A plurality of linear segments of silicon-containing material may be formed to extend upwardly from a base of the silicon-containing material. The base may be etched to form silicon-containing footings under the linear segments, and the footings may be converted into metal silicide. The linear segments may be patterned into a plurality of vertically-oriented transistor pedestals that extend upwardly from the metal silicide footings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars P. Heineck, Shyam Surthi, Jaydip Guha