A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer including interconnects between the plurality of first transistors, where the interconnects between the plurality of first transistors includes forming a plurality of logic gates; a second level including a plurality of second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least six of the plurality of first transistors are connected in series forming at least a portion of a NAND logic structure, where at least one of the plurality of second transistors is at least partially directly atop of the NAND logic structure; and a second metal layer atop at least a portion of the second level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

An anti-fuse unit and an anti-fuse array. The anti-fuse unit includes an anti-fuse device and a diode. An anode of the anti-fuse device is electrically connected with a bit line, a cathode of the anti-fuse device is electrically connected with an anode of the diode, and a cathode of the diode is electrically connected with a word line.

A memory array includes: a plurality of first wires; at least one second wire crossing the first wires; and a plurality of memory elements provided in correspondence with respective intersections of the first wires and the at least one second wire and each having a first electrode and a second electrode arranged spaced apart from each other, a third electrode connected to one of the at least one second wire, and an insulating layer that electrically insulates the first electrode and the second electrode and the third electrode from each other, the first wires, the at least one second wire, and the first wires, the at least one second wire, and the memory elements being formed on a substrate.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including single crystal first transistors, and a first metal layer, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, where the third level is bonded to the second isolation layer, where the bonded includes at least one oxide to oxide bond, and where the bonded includes at least one metal to metal bond.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level comprising a first single crystal layer, said first level comprising first transistors, wherein each of said first transistors comprises a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least said first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying said first metal layers; and a second level comprising a second single crystal layer, said second level comprising second transistors, wherein said second level overlays said first level, wherein at least one of said first transistors controls power delivery for at least one of said second transistor, wherein said second level is directly bonded to said first level, and wherein said bonded comprises direct oxide to oxide bonds.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level comprising a first single crystal layer, said first level comprising first transistors, wherein each of said first transistors comprises a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least said first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying said first metal layers; and a second level comprising a second single crystal layer, said second level comprising second transistors, wherein said second level overlays said first level, wherein at least one of said first transistors controls power delivery for at least one of said second transistor, wherein said second level is directly bonded to said first level, and wherein said bonded comprises direct oxide to oxide bonds.

A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and control circuits, where the control circuits include a plurality of first transistors; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching holes within the second level; performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the second level, where each of the first memory cells include one of a plurality of second transistors, where the control circuits include memory peripheral circuits, where at least one of the first memory cells is at least partially atop a portion of the memory peripheral circuits, and where fabrication processing of the first transistors accounts for a temperature and time associated with the processing the second level and the plurality of second transistors by adjusting a process thermal budget of the first level accordingly.

A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method comprising: providing a first level comprising a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits comprising first single crystal transistors, wherein said control circuits comprise at least two metal layers; forming at least one second level above said control circuits; performing a first etch step within said second level; forming at least one third level above said at least one second level; performing a second etch step within said third level; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within said second level and a plurality of second memory cells within said third level, wherein said first etch step comprises performing a lithography step aligned to said first alignment marks.

A semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate and at least one patterned dielectric layer is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a semiconductor portion, at least one first device, at least one second device and at least one first dummy ring. The at least one first device is disposed on a first region surrounded by the semiconductor portion. The at least one second device and the at least one first dummy ring are disposed on a second region, and the second region surrounds the first region. The at least one patterned dielectric layer covers the semiconductor substrate.

Provided herein may be a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a peripheral circuit structure formed on a substrate including a cell region and a contact region, a cell stacked body formed over the peripheral circuit structure to overlap the cell region, a dummy stacked body formed over the peripheral circuit structure to overlap the contact region, a pillar structure configured to penetrate the cell stacked body, an etch stop layer located over the peripheral circuit structure and overlapping with a bottom surface of the pillar structure, a cutting structure penetrating the pillar structure in a vertical direction and contacting the etch stop layer, and a contact plug penetrating the dummy stacked body and extending to the peripheral circuit structure.