US Patent Issued to Micron Technology on May 12 for "Array of capacitors, an array of memory cells, method used in forming an array of memory cells, methods used in forming an array of capacitors, and methods used in forming a plurality of horizontally-spaced conductive lines" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,428, issued on May 12, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Array of capacitors, an array of memory cells, method used in forming an array of memory cells, methods used in forming an array of capacitors, and methods used in forming a plurality of horizontally-spaced conductive lines" was invented by Marcello Mariani (Milan) and Giorgio Servalli (Fara Gera d'Adda, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method used in forming an array of memory cells comprises forming a vertical stack comprising transistor material directly above insulator material. A mask is used to subtractively etch both the transistor material and...