US Patent Application 17740064. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME simplified abstract

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SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME

Organization Name

Micron Technology, Inc.


Inventor(s)

Yuki Munetaka of Higashihiroshima (JP)

Tsuyoshi Tomoyama of Higashihiroshima (JP)

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17740064 titled 'SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an apparatus that includes multiple memory cells arranged in a memory cell array region.

  • The apparatus also includes word lines that extend across both the memory cell array region and a peripheral region where no memory cells are present.
  • Contact plugs are located on the even numbered word lines in the peripheral region.
  • Insulating walls are located on the odd numbered word lines in the peripheral region.


Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus includes a plurality of memory cells in a memory cell array region; a plurality of word lines extending across the memory cell array region and a peripheral region in which no memory cell is arranged; a plurality of contact plugs on even numbered ones of the plurality of word lines in the peripheral region, respectively; and a plurality of insulating walls on odd numbered ones of the plurality of word lines in the peripheral region, respectively.