Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array including at least one word line, at least one cell bit line, and at least one memory cell that is disposed in a region where the at least one word line and the at least one cell bit line cross each other; at least one sense amplifier that is disposed above or below the memory cell array to be overlapped with the memory cell array in a planar fashion, connected to at least one bit line connected to the at least one cell bit line, and at least one complementary bit line corresponding to the at least one bit line, and senses data stored in the at least one memory cell; a decompression unit for decompressing a signal having a lower voltage level from among a signal of the at least one bit line and a signal of the at least one complementary bit line; a boosting unit for boosting a signal having a higher voltage level from among the signal of the at least one bit line and the signal of the at least one complementary bit line; and an equalizing unit for equalizing the signal of the at least one bit line and the signal of the at least one complementary bit line.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and associated methods, the semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer including a first region and a second region, a first contact plug disposed on the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the first region, a second contact plug disposed on the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the second region, a conductive layer electrically connected to the first contact plug, the conductive layer having a side surface and a bottom surface, and an insulating layer disposed between the conductive layer and the second contact plug so as to insulate the conductive layer from the second contact plug, the insulating layer facing the side surface and a portion of the bottom surface of the conductive layer.
Abstract:
Semiconductor memory devices include a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of semiconductor material pillars in a spaced relationship on the semiconductor substrate. Respective surrounding gate electrodes surround ones of the pillars. A first source/drain region is in the semiconductor substrate between adjacent ones of the pillars and a second source/drain region is in an upper portion of at least one of the adjacent pillars. A buried bit line is in the first source/drain region and electrically coupled to the first source/drain region and a storage node electrode is on the upper portion of the at least one of the adjacent pillars and electrically contacting with the second source/drain region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a vertical pillar transistor (VPT) formed on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, the VPT including a body that has a lower portion and an upper portion, a source/drain node disposed at an upper end portion of the upper portion of the body and a drain/source node disposed at the lower portion of the body; a buried bit line (BBL) formed continuously on sidewalls and an upper surface of the lower portion, the BBL includes metal sificide; and a word line that partially enclosing the upper portion of the body of the VPT, wherein the BBL extends along a first direction and the word line extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. An offset region is disposed immediately beneath the word line.
Abstract:
In a semiconductor device and associated methods, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, an insulation layer on the substrate, a conductive structure on the insulation layer, the conductive structure including at least one metal silicide film pattern, a semiconductor pattern on the conductive structure, the semiconductor pattern protruding upwardly from the conductive structure, a gate electrode at least partially enclosing the semiconductor pattern, the gate electrode being spaced apart from the conductive structure, a first impurity region at a lower portion of the semiconductor pattern, and a second impurity region at an upper portion of the semiconductor pattern.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments of the invention, a fin type transistor includes an active structure integrally formed with a silicon substrate. The active structure includes grooves that form blocking regions under source/drain regions. A gate structure is formed to cross the upper face of the active structure and to cover the exposed side surfaces of the lateral portions of the active structure. An effective channel length of a fin type transistor may be sufficiently ensured so that a short channel effect of the transistor may be prevented and the fin type transistor may have a high breakdown voltage.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a vertical channel transistor, the method including forming a hard mask pattern on a substrate, forming a preliminary active pillar by etching the substrate using the hard mask pattern as an etch mask, reducing a width of the preliminary active pillar to form an active pillar having a width less than that of the hard mask pattern, forming a lower source/drain region by implanting impurity ions into the substrate adjacent to the active pillar using the hard mask pattern as an ion implantation mask, and forming an upper source/drain region on the active pillar and vertically separated from the lower source/drain region.
Abstract:
There are provided a semiconductor device having a vertical transistor and a method of fabricating the same. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having a cell region and a peripheral circuit region. Island-shaped vertical gate structures two-dimensionally aligned along a row direction and a column direction are formed on the substrate of the cell region. Each of the vertical gate structures includes a semiconductor pillar and a gate electrode surrounding a center portion of the semiconductor pillar. A bit line separation trench is formed inside the semiconductor substrate below a gap region between the vertical gate structures, and a peripheral circuit trench confining a peripheral circuit active region is formed inside the semiconductor substrate of the peripheral circuit region. The bit line separation trench is formed in parallel with the column direction of the vertical gate structures. A bit line separation insulating layer and a peripheral circuit isolation layer are formed inside the bit line separation trench and the peripheral circuit trench, respectively.
Abstract:
Embodiments according to the inventive concept can provide semiconductor devices including a substrate and a plurality of active pillars arranged in a matrix on the substrate. Each of the pillars includes a channel part that includes a channel dopant region disposed in a surface of the channel part. A gate electrode surrounds an outer surface of the channel part. The plurality of active pillars may be arranged in rows in a first direction and columns in a second direction crossing the first direction.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a vertical channel capable of reducing the interface contact resistance between a gate electrode surrounding an active pillar and a word line connecting the gate electrode and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of active pillars extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A word line structure is formed on an outer periphery for connecting the active pillars disposed in the same row or column. Top and bottom source/drain regions are formed over and under the active pillars, respectively, in relation to the word line structure.