Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit including a first memory sub region including a first memory cell and a second memory sub region including a second memory cell; a temperature information obtaining unit that obtains temperature information; a temperature estimation unit that estimates a first temperature of the first memory sub region and a second temperature of the second memory sub region based on the temperature information; a first sub region control unit that controls the first memory sub region based on the first temperature; and a second sub region control unit that controls the second memory sub region based on the second temperature.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line spaced apart from the first conductive line. A semiconductor pattern is disposed between the first conductive line and the second conductive line. The semiconductor pattern includes a first semiconductor pattern having first-conductivity-type impurities disposed adjacent to the first conductive line. A second semiconductor pattern having second-conductivity-type impurities is disposed adjacent to the second conductive line. A third semiconductor pattern is disposed between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. The third semiconductor pattern includes a first region disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor pattern and a second region disposed between the first region and the second semiconductor pattern. At least one of the first region and the second region comprises an intrinsic semiconductor layer. A first gate line crosses the first region and a second gate line crosses the second region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device may include a first electrode and a second electrode, which are spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and a first semiconductor pattern, which is in contact with both of the first and second electrodes. The first semiconductor pattern may include first to fourth sub-semiconductor patterns, which are sequentially disposed in the first direction. The first and fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may be in contact with the first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and third sub-semiconductor patterns may be of a first conductivity type, and the second and fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may be of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. Each of the first to fourth sub-semiconductor patterns may include a transition metal and a chalcogen element.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first stacked structure including a plurality of first insulating patterns and a plurality of first semiconductor patterns alternately stacked on a substrate, the first stacked structure extending in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, a first conductive pattern on one side surface of the first stacked structure, the first conductive pattern extending in a second direction crossing the upper surface of the substrate, and a first ferroelectric layer between the first stacked structure and the first conductive pattern, the first ferroelectric layer extending in the second direction, wherein each of the first semiconductor patterns includes a first impurity region, a first channel region and a second impurity region which are sequentially arranged along the first direction.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate including a trench, the semiconductor substrate having a crystal structure; and an insulating layer covering an inner sidewall of the trench, wherein the inner sidewall of the trench has at least one plane included in a {320} family of planes of the crystal structure or at least one plane similar to the {320} family of planes.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device may include a plurality of dummy wirings formed on a substrate at different vertical levels and electrically floated and a plurality of dummy contact plugs each electrically connected between two adjacent dummy wirings of the plurality of dummy wiring of the plurality of dummy wirings. No dummy wiring of the plurality of dummy wirings is electrically connected to a terminal of any one of a plurality of transistors included in the substrate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device may include a device isolation region configured to define an active region in a substrate, an active gate structure disposed in the active region, and a field gate structure disposed in the device isolation region. The field gate structure may include a gate conductive layer. The active gate structure may include an upper active gate structure including a gate conductive layer and a lower active gate structure formed under the upper active gate structure and vertically spaced apart from the upper active gate structure. The lower active gate structure may include a gate conductive layer. A top surface of the gate conductive layer of the field gate structure is located at a lower level than a bottom surface of the gate conductive layer of the upper active gate structure.
Abstract:
A neuromorphic device includes a synaptic array, including input lines extending in a first direction and receiving input signals independently from axon circuits connected thereto, bit lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and outputting output signals, cell strings that each include at least two resistive memristor elements and a string select transistor in series between an input line and a bit line, electrode pads stacked and spaced apart from each other between the input and bit lines and connected to the string select transistor and at least two resistive memristor elements, a decoder to apply a string selection signal or a word line selection signal to the electrode pads, and neuron circuits, each connected to one of the bit lines connected to one of the cell strings, summing the output signals, converting and outputting the summed signal when it is more than a predetermined threshold.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device comprises a stack structure including a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate. Each of the plurality of layers includes a first dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second dielectric layer that are sequentially stacked, and a first conductive line in the second dielectric layer and extending in a first direction. The device also comprises a second conductive line extending vertically through the stack structure, and a capacitor in the stack structure and spaced apart from the second conductive line. The semiconductor layer comprises semiconductor patterns extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction between the first conductive line and the substrate. The second conductive line is between a pair of the semiconductor patterns adjacent to each other in the first direction. An end of each of the semiconductor patterns is electrically connected to a first electrode of the capacitor.
Abstract:
A four transistor layout can include an isolation region that defines an active region, the active region extending along first and second different directions. A common source region of the four transistors extends from a center of the active region along both the first and second directions to define four quadrants of the active region that are outside the common source region. Four drain regions are provided, a respective one of which is in a respective one of the four quadrants and spaced apart from the common source region. Finally, four gate electrodes are provided, a respective one of which is in a respective one of the four quadrants between the common source region and a respective one of the four drain regions. A respective gate electrode includes a vertex and first and second extending portions, the first extending portions extending from the vertex along the first direction and the second extending portions extending from the vertex along the second direction.