Semiconductor devices
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11706910B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17229942

    申请日:2021-04-14

    IPC分类号: H10B12/00

    摘要: Semiconductor devices may include an active pattern, a gate structure in an upper portion of the active pattern, a bit line structure on the active pattern, a lower spacer structure on a lower portion of a sidewall of the bit line structure, and an upper spacer structure on an upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure. The lower spacer structure includes first and second lower spacers sequentially stacked, the first lower spacer contacts the lower portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure and does not include nitrogen, and the second lower spacer includes a material different from the first lower spacer. A portion of the upper spacer structure contacting the upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure includes a material different from the first lower spacer.

    Semiconductor memory devices
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11889682B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17373539

    申请日:2021-07-12

    IPC分类号: H10B12/00

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate comprising a memory cell region and a dummy cell region surrounding the memory cell region, the memory cell region including a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of active regions in the memory cell region, each of the plurality of active regions extending in a long axis direction, the long axis direction being a diagonal direction with respect to a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, each of the plurality of active regions having a first width in a short axis direction orthogonal to the long axis direction, and a plurality of dummy active regions in the dummy cell region, each extending in the long axis direction, each of the plurality of dummy active regions having a second width greater than the first width in the short axis direction.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230402518A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18202085

    申请日:2023-05-25

    摘要: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a gate trench formed inside a substrate, the gate trench including a bottom portion and a sidewall portion, a gate electrode structure disposed apart from the bottom portion and the sidewall portion of the gate trench, the gate electrode structure including a gate electrode including a first sub-gate electrode formed in a lower portion of the gate trench and a second sub-gate electrode formed on the first sub-gate electrode and a gate capping layer formed on the second sub-gate electrode, and a gate insulating layer formed between the gate trench and the gate electrode structure, the gate insulating layer including a base insulating layer formed between the bottom portion and the sidewall portion of the gate trench and the gate electrode structure and a reinforcing insulating layer formed on a sidewall portion of the second sub-gate electrode.

    Integrated circuit devices having buried word lines therein

    公开(公告)号:US11889681B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17720664

    申请日:2022-04-14

    IPC分类号: H10B12/00

    摘要: An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having an active region and a word line trench therein. The word line trench includes a lower portion having a first width, and an upper portion, which extends between the lower portion and a surface of the substrate and has a second width that is greater than the first width. A word line is provided, which extends in and adjacent a bottom of the word line trench. A gate insulation layer is provided, which extends between the word line and sidewalls of the lower portion of the word line trench. An electrically insulating gate capping layer is provided in the upper portion of the word line trench. An insulation liner is provided, which extends between the gate capping layer and sidewalls of the upper portion of the word line trench. The gate insulation layer extends between the insulation liner and a portion of the gate capping layer, which extends within the upper portion of the word line trench.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230309293A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18327920

    申请日:2023-06-02

    IPC分类号: H10B12/00

    摘要: Semiconductor devices may include an active pattern, a gate structure in an upper portion of the active pattern, a bit line structure on the active pattern, a lower spacer structure on a lower portion of a sidewall of the bit line structure, and an upper spacer structure on an upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure. The lower spacer structure includes first and second lower spacers sequentially stacked, the first lower spacer contacts the lower portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure and does not include nitrogen, and the second lower spacer includes a material different from the first lower spacer. A portion of the upper spacer structure contacting the upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure includes a material different from the first lower spacer.

    MEMORY CORE CIRCUIT HAVING CELL ON PERIPHERY STRUCTURE AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230337418A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18211807

    申请日:2023-06-20

    摘要: A memory core circuit includes a memory cell array including sub cell arrays and a core control circuit, which includes sub peripheral circuits that are disposed under each sub cell array. Each sub peripheral circuit includes a sense amplifier region, which includes a plurality of bitline sense amplifiers, and a rest circuit region, which includes other circuits. First-type bitline sense amplifiers, which are connected to first-type bitlines, are disposed in the sense amplifier region of each sub peripheral circuit, and the first-type bitlines are disposed above the sense amplifier region of each sub peripheral circuit. Second-type bitline sense amplifiers, which are connected to second-type bitlines, are disposed in the sense amplifier region of a neighboring sub peripheral circuit adjacent in the column direction to a first sub peripheral circuit of the sub peripheral circuit, and the second-type bitlines are disposed above the rest region of each sub peripheral circuit.

    Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same

    公开(公告)号:US11600570B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17097337

    申请日:2020-11-13

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The device may include first and second impurity regions provided in a substrate and spaced apart from each other, the second impurity region having a top surface higher than the first impurity region, a device isolation pattern interposed between the first and second impurity regions, a first contact plug, which is in contact with the first impurity region and has a bottom surface lower than the top surface of the second impurity region, a gap-fill insulating pattern interposed between the first contact plug and the second impurity region, a first protection spacer interposed between the gap-fill insulating pattern and the second impurity region, and a first spacer, which is in contact with a side surface of the first contact plug and the device isolation pattern and is interposed between the first protection spacer and the gap-fill insulating pattern.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES HAVING BURIED WORD LINES THEREIN AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220344344A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17720664

    申请日:2022-04-14

    IPC分类号: H01L27/108

    摘要: An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having an active region and a word line trench therein. The word line trench includes a lower portion having a first width, and an upper portion, which extends between the lower portion and a surface of the substrate and has a second width that is greater than the first width. A word line is provided, which extends in and adjacent a bottom of the word line trench. A gate insulation layer is provided, which extends between the word line and sidewalls of the lower portion of the word line trench. An electrically insulating gate capping layer is provided in the upper portion of the word line trench. An insulation liner is provided, which extends between the gate capping layer and sidewalls of the upper portion of the word line trench. The gate insulation layer extends between the insulation liner and a portion of the gate capping layer, which extends within the upper portion of the word line trench.