A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where each of the first transistors includes a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors and at least one third metal layer, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least one of the second transistors includes a transistor channel, where the second level includes a plurality of DRAM memory cells, where each of the plurality of DRAM memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors, where the second level is directly bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where each of the first transistors includes a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors and at least one third metal layer, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least one of the second transistors includes a transistor channel, where the second level includes a plurality of DRAM memory cells, where each of the plurality of DRAM memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors, where the second level is directly bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds.

A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a plurality of first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the plurality of first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the plurality of first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer; a second level disposed atop the second metal layer, the second level including a plurality of second transistors; a third level including a plurality of third transistors, where the third level is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; and a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer, where the plurality of second transistors are aligned to the plurality of first single crystal transistors with less than 140 nm alignment error, the second level includes first memory cells, the third level includes second memory cells.

A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor, the memory peripherals transistor is overlaying the second transistor or is underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell at a distance of less than 200 nm, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.

A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor, the memory peripherals transistor is overlaying the second transistor or is underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell at a distance of less than 200 nm, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.

A 3D semiconductor memory, the memory including: a first level including first memory cells, first transistors, and a first control line, where the first memory cells each include one of the first transistors; a second level including second memory cells, second transistors, and a second control line, where the second memory cells each include one of the second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second control line and the first control line have been processed following the same lithography step and accordingly are self-aligned, where the first control line is directly connected to each source or drain of at least five of the first transistors, and where the second control line is directly connected to each source or drain of at least five of the second transistors; and an oxide layer disposed between the first control line and the second control line.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where each of the first transistors includes a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; a first oxide layer disposed over the second metal layer; a second oxide layer disposed over the first oxide layer; and a second level including at least one array of memory cells and second transistors, where each of the memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where at least one of the second transistors includes at least two independent gates, where the second level is directly bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes direct oxide-to-oxide bonds.

3D semiconductor device including: first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer; a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells; third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer; a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, adjust memory cell write voltages based on temperature information.

3D semiconductor device including: a first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer, a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells, a third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer, a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, different write voltages for different dies.

A method for producing 3D semiconductor devices including: providing a first level including first transistors and a first single crystal layer; forming a first metal layer on top of the first level; forming a second metal layer on top of the first metal layer; forming at least one second level on top of or above the second metal layer; performing a lithography step on the second level; forming at least one third level on top of or above the second level; performing processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where the first memory cells include at least one second transistor, the second memory cells include at least one third transistor, second transistors comprise gate electrodes comprising metal, and then forming at least four independent memory arrays which include some first memory cells and/or second memory cells.