摘要:
According to example embodiments of inventive concepts, a method of fabricating a 3D semiconductor device may include: forming a stack structure including a plurality of horizontal layers sequentially stacked on a substrate including a cell array region and a contact region; forming a first mask pattern covering the cell array region and defining openings extending in one direction over the contact region; performing a first etching process with a first etch-depth using the first mask pattern as an etch mask on the stack structure; forming a second mask pattern covering the cell array region and exposing a part of the contact region; and performing a second etching process with a second etch-depth using the second mask pattern as an etch mask structure on the stack structure. The second etch-depth may be greater than the first etch-depth.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a vertical memory device includes: providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a mold structure in the cell array region; forming a mold protection film in a portion of the cell array region and the peripheral circuit region, the mold protection film contacting the mold structure; forming an opening for a common source line that passes through the mold structure and extends in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate; forming a peripheral circuit contact hole that passes through the mold protection film and extends in the first direction in the peripheral circuit region; and simultaneously forming a first contact plug and a second contact plug, respectively, in the opening for the common source line and in the peripheral circuit contact hole.
摘要:
A method for forming a pattern, the method including forming an etch target layer on a substrate; patterning the etch target layer to form patterns; and performing a pre-oxidation trim process a plurality of times, the pre-oxidation trim process including performing an oxidation process to form an insulating layer on a sidewall of each of the patterns; and performing a sputter etch process to remove at least a portion of the insulating layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunnel junction structure on a lower electrode, an intermediate electrode on the magnetic tunnel junction structure, and an upper electrode on the intermediate electrode, wherein the intermediate electrode includes a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface profile different from that of the lower portion.
摘要:
A chuck assembly includes a chuck to hold a substrate, and a pillar coupled to the chuck to support the chuck, an axis of the pillar passing through a center of the pillar in a longitudinal direction of the pillar, wherein the chuck has a top surface, which is inclined with respect to the axis of the pillar, the top surface of the chuck being precessionally rotatable about the axis of the pillar.
摘要:
According to example embodiments, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a preliminary stack structure including upper and lower preliminary stack structures by alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers on a cell, first pad area, dummy area and second pad area of a substrate; removing an entire portion of the upper preliminary stack structure on the second pad area; forming a first mask defining openings over parts of the first and second pad areas; etching an etch depth corresponding to ones of the plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers through a remaining part of the preliminary stack structure exposed by the first mask; and repetitively performing a first staircase forming process that includes shrinking sides of the first mask and etching the etch depth through remaining parts of the plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers exposed by the shrunken first mask.
摘要:
According to example embodiments, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a preliminary stack structure including upper and lower preliminary stack structures by alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers on a cell, first pad area, sacrificial area and second pad area of a substrate; removing an entire portion of the upper preliminary stack structure on the second pad area; forming a first mask defining openings over parts of the first and second pad areas; etching an etch depth corresponding to ones of the plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers through a remaining part of the preliminary stack structure exposed by the first mask; and repetitively performing a first staircase forming process that includes shrinking sides of the first mask and etching the etch depth through remaining parts of the plurality of interlayer insulating and sacrificial layers exposed by the shrunken first mask.