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SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE
20230118098 · 2023-04-20 ·

Semiconductor structures are provided. A semiconductor structure includes a memory cell and a logic cell. The memory cell includes a latch circuit formed by two cross-coupled inverters, and a pass-gate transistor coupling an output of the latch circuit to a bit line. A first source/drain region of the pass-gate transistor is electrically connected to the bit line through a first contact over the first source/drain region and a first via over the first contact. A second source/drain region of a transistor of the logic cell is electrically connected to a local interconnect line through a second contact over the second source/drain region and a second via over the second contact. The local interconnect line and the bit line are formed in the same metal layer, and a top surface of the local interconnection line is lower than a top surface of the bit line.

REDUCED PITCH MEMORY SUBSYSTEM FOR MEMORY DEVICE
20230123487 · 2023-04-20 ·

A memory device includes an array of memory cells and a plurality of bit-lines with each bit-line connected to a respective set of memory cells of the array of memory cells. The memory device includes a memory subsystem having first and second memory circuits. Each first memory circuit can be disposed laterally adjacent to a second memory circuit. Each first memory circuit includes a first bit-line connection and each second memory circuit including a second bit-line connection, the first and second bit-line connections can connect to respective bit-lines. Each first bit-line connection is disposed on a first bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem and each second bit-line connection is disposed on a second bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem, and the second bit-line connection line can be offset from the first bit-line connection line by a predetermined distance that is greater than zero.

SRAM STRUCTURES WITH IMPROVED WRITE WORD LINE PLACEMENT
20230124514 · 2023-04-20 ·

Integrated circuit (“IC”) layouts are disclosed for improving performance of memory arrays, such as static random access memory (“SRAM”). An exemplary IC device includes an SRAM cell and an interconnect structure electrically coupled to the SRAM cell. The interconnect structure includes a first metal layer electrically coupled to the SRAM cell that includes a bit line, a first voltage line having a first voltage, a word line landing pad, and a second voltage line having a second voltage that is different than the first voltage. The first voltage line is adjacent the bit line. The word line landing pad is adjacent the first voltage line. The second voltage line is adjacent the word line landing pad. A second metal layer is disposed over the first metal layer. The second metal layer includes a word line that is electrically coupled to the word line landing pad.

STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION CELLS

Disclosed herein are related to a memory cell including magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) devices. In one aspect, the memory cell includes a first layer including a first transistor and a second transistor. In one aspect, the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other in a cross-coupled configuration. A first drain structure of the first transistor may be electrically coupled to a first gate structure of the second transistor, and a second drain structure of the second transistor may be electrically coupled to a second gate structure of the first transistor. In one aspect, the memory cell includes a second layer including a first MTJ device electrically coupled to the first drain structure of the first transistor and a second MTJ device electrically coupled to the second drain structure of the second transistor. In one aspect, the second layer is above the first layer.

DUMMY METAL BONDING PADS FOR UNDERFILL APPLICATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PACKAGING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME

A fan-out package includes a redistribution structure having redistribution-side bonding structures, a plurality of semiconductor dies including a respective set of die-side bonding structures that is attached to a respective subset of the redistribution-side bonding structures through a respective set of solder material portions, and an underfill material portion laterally surrounding the redistribution-side bonding structures and the die-side bonding structures of the plurality of semiconductor dies. A subset of the redistribution-side bonding structures is not bonded to any of the die-side bonding structures of the plurality of semiconductor dies and is laterally surrounded by the underfill material portion, and is used to provide uniform distribution of the underfill material during formation of the underfill material portion.

3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND STRUCTURES WITH METAL LAYERS
20220328474 · 2022-10-13 · ·

A semiconductor device including: a first silicon layer including a first single crystal silicon and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer disposed over the first silicon layer; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, the second level disposed over the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer disposed over the second level; a fifth metal layer disposed over the fourth metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to first metal layer with a less than 40 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the second level, where each of the second transistors includes a metal gate, and where a typical thickness of the second metal layer is greater than a typical thickness of the third metal layer by at least 50%.

Stacked FET SRAM design

A compact SRAM design in a stacked architecture is provided. Notably, a 6-transistor SRAM bite cell including a bottom device level containing bottom field effect transistors and a top device level, stacked above the bottom device level, containing top field effect transistors of a different conductivity type than the bottom field effect transistors is provided.

Integrated Circuits With Contacting Gate Structures
20230164969 · 2023-05-25 ·

Examples of an integrated circuit with a contacting gate structure and a method for forming the integrated circuit are provided herein. In some examples, an integrated circuit device includes a memory cell that includes a plurality of fins and a gate extending over a first fin of the plurality of fins and a second fin of the plurality of fins. The gate includes a gate electrode that physically contacts the first fin and a gate dielectric disposed between the gate electrode and the second fin. In some such examples, the first fin includes a source/drain region and a doped region that physically contacts the gate electrode.

SHARED BIT LINES FOR MEMORY CELLS

Methods and devices including a plurality of memory cells and a first bit line connected to a first column of memory cells of the plurality of memory cells, and a second bit line connected to the first column of cells. The first bit line is shared with a second column of memory cells adjacent to the first column of memory cells. The second bit line is shared with a third column of cells adjacent to the first column of cells opposite the second column of cells.

MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING TRANSISTORS ON MULTIPLE LAYERS
20230164970 · 2023-05-25 ·

A semiconductor device including a substrate, a first layer over the substrate, and a second layer over the first layer. The first layer including a first fin structure, a first gate structure that overlaps the first fin structure to form a first pass-gate transistor, and a second gate structure that is separate from the first gate structure and that overlaps the first fin structure to form a first pull-down transistor. The second layer including a third gate structure disposed over the second gate structure and connected to the second gate structure, a first semiconductor oxide structure disposed on the third gate structure, and a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region disposed on the first semiconductor oxide structure, wherein the third gate structure, the first semiconductor oxide structure, the first drain/source region, and the second drain/source region constitute a first pull-up transistor.