Abstract:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor apparatus includes forming a diffusion barrier film on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first film on a semiconductor substrate including a common source region, forming a second film on the first film, forming a conductive film on the second film, patterning the conductive film and the second film, to form an active pattern, and patterning the first film and the semiconductor substrate using the active pattern as a mask, to form a pillar; and forming a gate electrode on an outer circumference of the pillar.
Abstract:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device having a reservoir capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A first insulating layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region. A first conductive layer is formed on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer is formed on the first conductive layer. The second insulating layer is patterned to be left in a portion of the first region. A second conductive layer is formed on the second insulating layer and the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is etched to expose a partial surface of the first conductive layer in the first region. The second conductive layer and the first conductive layer are etched to form a reservoir capacitor in the first region and form a gate in the second region.
Abstract:
A high voltage generating circuit for a resistive memory apparatus is provided. The high voltage generating circuit includes a capacitor spaced from a semiconductor substrate and electrically insulated from the semiconductor substrate. A switching device, which is electrically connected to the capacitor, is electrically insulated from the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory apparatus and a temperature control method thereof are provided. The semiconductor memory apparatus includes a temperature adjustment unit suitable for adjusting a temperature of a memory cell, and a temperature control unit suitable for sensing a temperature of the temperature adjustment unit, comparing a sensed temperature with a reference temperature range, and controlling the temperature adjustment unit to adjust the temperature thereof within the reference temperature range based on a comparison result.
Abstract:
A phase change memory device having a multi-level and a method of driving the same are presented. The disclosed phase change memory device includes variable resistors and shifting units. The variable resistors are interchanged into set and reset states in response to an applied current. The shifting units, which are connected to the variable resistors, shift resistance distribution in the set and reset state of the variable resistors by a predetermined level.
Abstract:
A semiconductor integrated circuit system includes a phase-change line including a first phase-change area constituting a first memory cell and a second phase-change area constituting a second memory cell, a write current providing unit configured to phase-change a selected one of the first and second phase-change areas, and a phase-change compensation unit configured to restore the other of the first and second phase-change areas by compensating for a dummy phase-change caused in the other phase-change area due to a phase-change of the selected phase-change area.
Abstract:
A resistive memory device may include a bottom structure, a memory cell structure disposed on the bottom structure, and a data storage material disposed to surround an outer sidewall of the memory cell structure.
Abstract:
A phase-change memory device with an improved current characteristic is provided. The phase-change memory device includes a metal word line, a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type being in contact with the metal word line, and an auxiliary diode layer being in contact with metal word line and the semiconductor layer,
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a stack structure located on a substrate and includes a first region, in which sacrificial layers and insulating layers are alternately stacked, and a second region, in which conductive layers and insulating layers are alternately stacked. The stack structure also includes a first slit insulating layer located at a boundary between the first region and the second region, wherein the first slit insulating layer penetrates the stack structure and extends in one direction. The stack structure further includes a plurality of slit insulating patterns located in the second region, wherein the plurality of slit insulating patterns penetrate the stack structure and are arranged along the one direction. At least one conductive layer among the conductive layers is bent between the first slit insulating layer and the slit insulating patterns.
Abstract:
A resistive memory device includes a memory cell array including a unit memory cell coupled between a word line and a bit line, wherein the unit memory cell includes a data storage material and a non-silicon-substrate-based type bidirectional access device coupled in series, a path setting circuit coupled between the bit line and the word line, suitable for providing a program pulse toward the bit line or the word line based on a path control signal, a forward write command, and a reverse write command, and a control unit suitable for providing a write path control signal, a forward program command, and a reverse program command based on an external command signal.