公开(公告)号：US20220278121A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17748261

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kiseok Lee ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Hui-Jung Kim ,  Bong-Soo Kim ,  Satoru Yamada ,  Kyupil Lee ,  Sunghee Han ,  HyeongSun Hong ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/11556 ,  H01L23/532 ,  G11C7/18 ,  H01L49/02 ,  G11C8/14 ,  H01L27/11524

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes 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 includes 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 includes 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.

公开(公告)号：US20220077154A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17318563

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Huijung Kim ,  Minwoo Kwon ,  Sangyeon Han ,  Sangwon Kim ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Hyeonjin Shin ,  Eunkyu Lee

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active region, a gate structure disposed in a gate trench in the substrate, a bit line disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the active region on one side of the gate structure, and a capacitor disposed on the bit line and electrically connected to the active region on another side of the gate structure. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer disposed on bottom and inner side surfaces of the gate trench, a conductive layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer in a lower portion of the gate trench, sidewall insulating layers disposed on the gate dielectric layer, on an upper surface of the conductive layer, a graphene conductive layer disposed on the conductive layer, and a buried insulating layer disposed between the sidewall insulating layers on the graphene conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US11195836B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16732925

申请日：2020-01-02

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hui-Jung Kim ,  Min Hee Cho ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Taehyun An ,  Dongsoo Woo ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure having a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, each layer including, a first bit line and a gate line extending in a first direction, a first semiconductor pattern extending in a second direction between the first bit line and the gate line, the second direction intersecting the first direction, and a second semiconductor pattern adjacent to the gate line across a first gate insulating layer, the second semiconductor pattern extending in the first direction, a first word line adjacent to the first semiconductor pattern and vertically extending in a third direction from the substrate, a second bit line connected to an end of the second semiconductor pattern and vertically extending in the third direction from the substrate, and a second word line connected to another end of the second semiconductor pattern and vertically extending in the third direction.

公开(公告)号：US20200219885A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16820006

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hui-Jung Kim ,  Min Hee Cho ,  Bong-Soo Kim ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Satoru Yamada ,  Wonsok Lee ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/06

Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes an isolation layer in a first trench and a first gate electrode portion on the isolation layer. The semiconductor memory device includes a second gate electrode portion in a second trench. In some embodiments, the second gate electrode portion is wider, in a direction, than the first gate electrode portion. Moreover, in some embodiments, an upper region of the second trench is spaced apart from the first trench by a greater distance, in the direction, than a lower region of the second trench. Related methods of forming semiconductor memory devices are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20190206869A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16115693

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hui-Jung Kim ,  Kiseok Lee ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Sunghee Han ,  Bong-Soo Kim ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate and a stack including a plurality of layers on the substrate. Each of the plurality of layers includes semiconductor patterns and a first conductive line that is connected to at least one of the semiconductor patterns. A second conductive line and a third conductive line penetrate the stack. The semiconductor patterns include a first semiconductor pattern and a second semiconductor pattern that are adjacent and spaced apart from each other in a first layer among the plurality of layers. The third conductive line is between, and connected in common to, the first and second semiconductor patterns.

公开(公告)号：US11171038B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16744446

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Namho Jeon ,  Joonyoung Choi ,  Jiyoung Kim ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Dongsoo Woo

IPC: H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: A fabrication method of an integrated circuit semiconductor device includes: forming a plurality of low dielectric pattern apart from each other on a substrate, the plurality of low dielectric pattern having a lower dielectric constant than the substrate; after forming the low dielectric pattern, forming a flow layer to bury the low dielectric pattern on the substrate; forming an epitaxial layer on the flow layer; and forming a transistor in the substrate comprising the low dielectric pattern buried by the flow layer and in the epitaxial layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210134975A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16927463

申请日：2020-07-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Naoto Umezawa ,  Satoru Yamada ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Honglae Park ,  Chunhyung Chung

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; an isolation layer in a first trench, defining an active region of the substrate; a gate structure in a second trench intersecting the active region; and first and second impurity regions spaced apart from each other by the gate structure. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer in the second trench; a first metal layer on the gate dielectric layer; and a gate capping layer on the first metal layer. The gate dielectric layer includes D+ and ND2+ in an interface region, adjacent the first metal layer, and D is deuterium, N is nitrogen, and D+ is positively-charged deuterium.

公开(公告)号：US10861854B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16707019

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jiyoung Kim ,  Kiseok Lee ,  Bong-Soo Kim ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Dongsoo Woo ,  Kyupil Lee ,  HyeongSun Hong ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L49/02

Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cell transistors vertically stacked on the substrate. The semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive line connected to a source region of at least one of the plurality of memory cell transistors. The semiconductor memory device includes a second conductive line connected to a plurality of gate electrodes of the plurality of memory cell transistors. Moreover, the semiconductor memory device includes a data storage element connected to a drain region of the at least one of the plurality of memory cell transistors.

公开(公告)号：US10535659B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16038052

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jiyoung Kim ,  Kiseok Lee ,  Bong-Soo Kim ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Dongsoo Woo ,  Kyupil Lee ,  HyeongSun Hong ,  Yoosang Hwang

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L49/02

Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cell transistors vertically stacked on the substrate. The semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive line connected to a source region of at least one of the plurality of memory cell transistors. The semiconductor memory device includes a second conductive line connected to a plurality of gate electrodes of the plurality of memory cell transistors. Moreover, the semiconductor memory device includes a data storage element connected to a drain region of the at least one of the plurality of memory cell transistors.

公开(公告)号：US09905659B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15011820

申请日：2016-02-01

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Dongjin Lee ,  Junsoo Kim ,  Moonyoung Jeong ,  Satoru Yamada ,  Dongsoo Woo ,  Jiyoung Kim

IPC: H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/088

CPC classification number: H01L29/402 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L29/42392

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.