US Patent Issued to Micron Technology on Sept. 30 for "Integrated circuitry and method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells" (Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,432,924, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Integrated circuitry and method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells" was invented by John D. Hopkins (Meridian, Idaho) and Alyssa N. Scarbrough (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Integrated circuitry comprising a memory array comprises strings of memory cells comprising laterally-spaced memory blocks that individually comprise a first vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Strings of memory cells comprise channel-material strings that extend through the insulative tiers and th...