SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DATA STORAGE PATTERN

    公开(公告)号:US20210074720A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16885499

    申请日:2020-05-28

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower structure; a stack structure including gate layers and interlayer insulating layers and having an opening; a vertical structure in the opening; a contact structure on the vertical structure; and a conductive line on the contact structure. The vertical structure includes an insulating core region, a channel semiconductor layer covering side and lower surfaces of the insulating core region, data storage patterns between the channel semiconductor layer and the gate layers and spaced apart from each other, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. At least a portion of the first dielectric layer is between the data storage patterns and the gate layers, at least a portion of the second dielectric layer is between the data storage patterns and the channel semiconductor layer, and the insulating core region includes first convex portions having increased widths in regions facing the gate layers.

    Three-dimensional semiconductor device

    公开(公告)号:US10396088B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15696276

    申请日:2017-09-06

    Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The three-dimensional semiconductor device includes a stack structure including insulating layers and electrodes that are alternately stacked on a substrate, a horizontal semiconductor pattern between the substrate and the stack structure, vertical semiconductor patterns penetrating the stack structure and connected to the horizontal semiconductor pattern; and a common source plug at a side of the stack structure. The stack structure, the horizontal semiconductor pattern and the common source plug extend in a first direction. The horizontal semiconductor pattern includes a first sidewall extending in the first direction. The first sidewall has protrusions protruding toward the common source plug.

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250126789A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18661135

    申请日:2024-05-10

    Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of peripheral circuit structures on a substrate, a plurality of stacked structures, each the plurality of stacked structures including a plurality of gate electrodes stacked on the plurality of peripheral circuit structure in a first direction perpendicular to a lower surface of the substrate, and the plurality of stacked structure being spaced apart from each other in a second direction parallel to the lower surface of the substrate, a separation structure extending between the plurality of stacked structures in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, the separation structure including a plurality of support patterns that are spaced apart from each other in the third direction in the separation structure; and an internal insulating layer surrounding a side surface of each of the plurality of support patterns.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250107098A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18807157

    申请日:2024-08-16

    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and electronic systems. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate including first and second cell array regions and a connection region including a lower pad region and an upper pad region, a peripheral circuit structure including peripheral circuits on the semiconductor substrate, and a cell array structure on the peripheral circuit structure and including a first stack structure including first conductive patterns stacked on the peripheral circuit structure and a second stack structure including second conductive patterns stacked on the first stack structure. The first stack structure includes a connection portion that has a uniform thickness on the upper pad region, and first and second stepwise structures that are asymmetric with each other on the lower pad region. The second stack structure includes third and fourth stepwise structures that are symmetric with each other on the connection portion of the first stack structure.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250056807A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18790129

    申请日:2024-07-31

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, active regions extending on the substrate in a first direction, the active regions spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and arranged in a third direction oblique to the first direction and second direction, and gate electrodes disposed on the active regions and including a first edge extending in the second direction, a second edge extending in the first direction, and a corner region defined by the first edge and the second edge, wherein the corner region includes a protrusion having a width narrowing in a direction away from a center of each of the gate electrodes in plan view.

    Semiconductor devices comprising crack preventing layers and data storage systems including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12185543B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17742043

    申请日:2022-05-11

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, gate electrodes stacked and spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, channel structures penetrating the gate electrodes, extending in the first direction, and each including a channel layer, separation regions penetrating the gate electrodes, extending in the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and spaced apart from each other in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and crack prevention layers disposed on at least a portion of the separation regions, wherein each of the separation regions includes a lower region and upper regions spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the lower region and protruding upwardly from the lower region, and wherein the crack prevention layers are in contact with upper surfaces of the upper regions.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240422983A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18404198

    申请日:2024-01-04

    Abstract: A semiconductor device and an electronic system are provided. The semiconductor device may include a substrate including a cell array region and a connection region, a stacked structure including conductive patterns stacked on the substrate, an inner supporter that extends into the stacked structure in the connection region, a contact plug that extends into a portion of the stacked structure and electrically connected to one of the conductive patterns and at least partially extends around the inner supporter in plan view, an insulating spacer between the contact plug and the stacked structure and at least partially extends around the contact plug, and outer supporters spaced apart from the contact plug in the connection region and extending into the stacked structure.

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20240292613A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18586624

    申请日:2024-02-26

    CPC classification number: H10B43/20 H01L29/045 H01L29/0696

    Abstract: A three-dimensional nonvolatile memory device includes: a plurality of insulating layers stacked on a substrate in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; a plurality of channel layers positioned between the plurality of insulating layers, and elongated in a first horizontal direction that is parallel to the surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of channel layers includes a first metal element; a diffusion stop layer conformally formed in a trench passing through the plurality of insulating layers and the plurality of channel layers in the vertical direction; and a crystalline semiconductor pattern between each of the plurality of channel layers and the diffusion stop layer, wherein the crystalline semiconductor pattern includes a second metal element, wherein a concentration of the second metal element in the crystalline semiconductor pattern is higher than a concentration of the first metal element in the plurality of channel layers.

    Semiconductor device and electronic system

    公开(公告)号:US12058866B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17204248

    申请日:2021-03-17

    CPC classification number: H10B43/50 H01L23/481 H10B43/27

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower structure including a peripheral circuit, a lower insulating structure covering the peripheral circuit, and a pattern structure on the lower insulating structure; a stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and horizontal layers alternately stacked on the lower structure, wherein the horizontal layers include gate horizontal layers in a gate region of the stack structure and first insulating horizontal layers in a first insulating region of the stack structure; a memory vertical structure including a portion penetrating the gate horizontal layers; dummy vertical structures including a portion penetrating the gate horizontal layers; a first peripheral contact plug including a portion penetrating the first insulating region; and gate contact plugs on gate pads of the gate horizontal layers, wherein upper surface of the gate contact plugs and the first peripheral contact plugs are coplanar with each other, wherein the memory vertical structure and the dummy vertical structure are contacting the pattern structure, and wherein at least one of the dummy vertical structures extend further into the pattern structure than the memory vertical structure in a downward direction.

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