US 12,310,018 B2
Semiconductor die and method for forming the same
Meng-Han Lin, Hsinchu (TW); and Chia-En Huang, Hsinchu County (TW)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/580,500.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232625 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01)
CPC H10B 43/27 (2023.02) [H10B 41/27 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
forming a multi-layered stack having a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of spacer layers alternately stacked on top of each other in a vertical direction over a substrate in a chip area having a first memory region and a second memory region;
forming a first mask layer covering the second memory region, while leaving the first memory region partially exposed;
with the first mask layer in place, etching the multi-layered stack to form a plurality of first trenches defining a plurality of first memory stacked structures in the first memory region;
forming a plurality of first gate layers, a first memory layer, and a first channel layer in the plurality of first trenches;
removing the first mask layer;
forming a second mask layer covering the first memory region, while leaving the second memory region partially exposed;
with the second mask layer in place, etching the multi-layered stack to form a plurality of second trenches defining a plurality of second memory stacked structures in the second memory region, wherein the first memory stacked structures are of an AND memory, and the second memory stacked structures are of a NAND memory; and
forming a plurality of second gate layers, a second memory layer, and a second channel layer in the plurality of second trenches.