Abstract: The present invention discloses a gas hydrate-based particulate/waste gas simultaneous removal system and method. R134a can be used to synthesize particulates/coking waste gases into gas hydrate, which can realize the simultaneous removal of particulates/coking waste gases with no pollution and low energy consumption. The system comprises a waste heat recovery device, a gas hydrate primary dust removal tower, a solid-liquid separation primary tower, a gas hydrate secondary dust removal tower, a solid-liquid separation secondary tower, a gas hydrate decomposition pool, a gas-solid separation tower and a low temperature fractionation device. The present invention can achieve the removal of harmful substances such as heavy metals and coking waste gases while removing particulates.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first stack of layers including a source connection layer and a second stack of layers including gate layers and insulating layers. The gate layers and the insulating layers are stacked alternatively upon the first stack of layers. Further, the semiconductor device includes channel structures that are formed along the first direction in the first stack of layers and the second stack of layers, and a gate line cut structure having a trench that cuts through the first stack of layers and the second stack of layers. The trench is filled with at least an insulating layer. The semiconductor device includes a support structure having a first portion that is disposed at a side of the gate line cut structure and extended from the side of the gate line cut structure and underneath the second stack of layers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a stack of word line layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternatingly over a substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a first dielectric trench structure. The first dielectric trench structure is positioned in a bottom select gate (BSG) layer of the word line layers to separate the BSG layer and extends in a first direction of substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a second dielectric trench structure. The second dielectric trench structure is positioned in a top select gate (TSG) layer of the word line layers to separate the TSG layer and extends in the first direction of the substrate. The second dielectric trench structure is offset from the first dielectric trench structure in a second direction of the substrate that is perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of 3D memory devices and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate, a memory stack, a channel structure, a channel local contact, and a slit structure. The memory stack includes interleaved conductive layers and dielectric layers above the substrate. The channel structure extends vertically through the memory stack. The channel local contact is above and in contact with the channel structure. The slit structure extends vertically through the memory stack. The slit structure includes a contact including a first contact portion and a second contact portion above the first contact portion and having a different material of the first contact portion. An upper end of the second contact portion of the slit structure is flush with an upper end of the channel local contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that can include a stack formed of word line layers and insulating layers that are alternatingly stacked over a substrate. A first staircase of a first block can be formed in the stack and extend between first array regions of the first block. A second staircase of a second block can be formed in the stack and extend between second array regions of the second block. The semiconductor device further can have a connection region that is formed in the stack between the first staircase and second staircase.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stack of word line layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternatingly over the substrate, and channel structures formed in a first array region and a second array region of the stack. The first array region and the second array region are positioned at opposing sides of the stack. A first staircase is formed in a connection region of the stack over the substrate, where the connection region is arranged between the first and second array regions. A second staircase is formed in the connection region of the stack over the substrate, and the connection region in the stack includes a separation region between the first and second staircases.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a channel structure that extends from a side of a substrate. The channel structure has sidewalls and a bottom region. The channel structure includes a bottom channel contact that is positioned at the bottom region, and a channel layer that is formed along the sidewalls and over the bottom channel contact. The channel structure further includes a high-k layer that is formed over the channel layer along the sidewalls of the channel structure and over the bottom channel contact.

Abstract: Embodiments of contact structures of a three-dimensional memory device and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The three-dimensional memory structure includes a film stack disposed on a substrate, wherein the film stack includes a plurality of conductive and dielectric layer pairs, each conductive and dielectric layer pair having a conductive layer and a first dielectric layer. The three-dimensional memory structure also includes a staircase structure formed in the film stack, wherein the staircase structure includes a plurality of steps, each staircase step having two or more conductive and dielectric layer pairs. The three-dimensional memory structure further includes a plurality of coaxial contact structures formed in a first insulating layer over the staircase structure, wherein each coaxial contact structure includes one or more conductive and insulating ring pairs and a conductive core, each conductive and insulating ring pair having a conductive ring and an insulating ring.