ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,432, issued on June 17.
"Integrated assemblies and methods of forming integrated assemblies" was invented by Alyssa N. Scarbrough (Boise, Idaho) and John D. Hopkins (Meridian, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments include a method in which a first stack of alternating first and second levels is formed. At least some of the first and second levels are configured as steps. Each of the steps has one of the second levels and one of the first levels. An etch-stop material and a liner are formed over the stack. A first material is formed over the etch-stop material. Openings are formed to extend through the first material t...