Semiconductor devices
    102.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10741574B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15955256

    申请日:2018-04-17

    摘要: Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a stack structure including conductive layers stacked on the substrate. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a dummy structure penetrating a stepped region of the stack structure. A portion of the dummy structure includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment extends in a first direction in a plane parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. The second segment protrudes from the first segment in a second direction, in the plane, that intersects the first direction.

    Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

    公开(公告)号:US10734402B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15909371

    申请日:2018-03-01

    发明人: Kenichi Yoshikawa

    摘要: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is described. A plurality of first films and a plurality of second films are alternately formed on a substrate. A hole is formed in the first and second films. A first metal layer is formed on a surface of the hole. The first metal layer is removed from a bottom surface of the hole. A second metal layer may be formed on a surface of the first metal layer after removing the first metal layer from the bottom surface of the hole. The bottom of the hole exposed from the first and second metal layers may be processed to increase a depth of the hole.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    105.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200235003A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16838648

    申请日:2020-04-02

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a comprise a substrate including a main zone and an extension zone, vertical channels on the main zone, and an electrode structure including gate electrodes stacked on the substrate. The vertical channel structures extend in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate. The gate electrodes include line regions and contact regions. The line regions extend from the main zone toward the extension zone along a second direction the second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The contact regions are on ends of the line regions and are thicker than the line regions. A spacing distance in the second direction between the contact regions is greater than a spacing distance in the first direction between the line regions.

    Word line decoder circuitry under a three-dimensional memory array

    公开(公告)号:US10720213B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-21

    申请号:US15780607

    申请日:2016-12-19

    摘要: The total chip area for a three-dimensional memory device can be reduced employing a design layout in which the word line decoder circuitry is formed underneath an array of memory stack structures. The interconnection between the word lines and the word line decoder circuitry can be provided by forming discrete word line contact via structures. The discrete word line contact via structures can be formed by employing multiple sets of etch masks with overlapping opening areas and employed to etch a different number of pairs of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, thereby obviating the need to form staircase regions having stepped surfaces. Sets of at least one conductive interconnection structure can be employed to provide vertical electrical connection to the word line decoder circuitry. Bit line drivers can also be formed underneath the array of memory stack structures to provide greater areal efficiency.

    Semiconductor storage device
    107.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10700082B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16286207

    申请日:2019-02-26

    发明人: Go Oike

    摘要: A semiconductor storage device includes a base body, a stacked body, a plurality of columns, and a plurality of first contacts. The base body includes a substrate, a semiconductor element on the substrate, a lower wiring layer above the semiconductor element in a thickness direction of the base body and connected to the semiconductor element, and a lower conductive layer above the lower wiring layer in the thickness direction. The stacked body is above the lower conductive layer and including an alternating stack of conductive layers and insulating layers. Each of the columns includes a semiconductor body extending through the stacked body and electrically connected to the lower conductive layer. The plurality of first contacts extend through the stacked body and electrically connected to the lower conductive layer. The lower conductive layer is separately provided under each of the plurality of first contacts.

    3D NAND world line connection structure

    公开(公告)号:US10700004B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15960106

    申请日:2018-04-23

    发明人: Shih-Hung Chen

    摘要: A memory device comprises a stack of linking elements including a first group of linking elements and a second group of linking elements different than the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a first plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to respective linking elements in the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a second plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to linking elements in the second group of linking elements. Patterned conductor lines in a first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the first plurality of interlayer connectors. Patterned conductor lines in a second layer of patterned conductor lines disposed higher than the first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the second plurality of interlayer connectors.

    Semiconductor device
    110.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10685695B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16405219

    申请日:2019-05-07

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a memory cell region including memory cells arranged along channel holes, the channel holes being provided on a substrate to extend in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, and a peripheral circuit region disposed outside of the memory cell region and including low voltage transistors and high voltage transistors. The low voltage transistors include first transistors including a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate electrode layer including a metal, and the high voltage transistors include second transistors including a second gate dielectric layer having a dielectric constant lower than a dielectric constant of the first gate dielectric layer, and a second gate electrode layer including polysilicon.