Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, word lines on the substrate of the cell region, each of the word lines including a charge storing part and a control gate electrode sequentially stacked, and a peripheral gate pattern on the substrate of the peripheral region. Each of the control gate electrode and the peripheral gate pattern includes a high-carbon semiconductor pattern and a low-carbon semiconductor pattern, the low-carbon semiconductor pattern being on the high-carbon semiconductor pattern.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate to form a field trench defining an active region and a lower gate pattern on the active region, the lower gate pattern including a tunneling insulating pattern and a lower gate electrode pattern, filling a field insulating material in the field trench to form a field region, forming an upper gate pattern on the lower gate pattern, sequentially forming a stopping layer and a buffer layer on the field region and the upper gate pattern, forming a first resistive pattern on the buffer layer of the field region, and forming a second resistive pattern on the buffer layer on the upper gate pattern, forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the first and second resistive patterns, and performing a planarization process to remove a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer and to remove the second resistive pattern.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active region and a field region, first gate structures disposed on the active region, first air gaps disposed between the first gate structures, second gate structures disposed on the field region, second air gaps disposed between the second gate structures, and an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first gate structures, the first air gaps, the second gate structures, and the second air gaps. A lowermost level of the second air gaps is lower than a lowermost level of the first gate structures.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, word lines on the substrate of the cell region, each of the word lines including a charge storing part and a control gate electrode sequentially stacked, and a peripheral gate pattern on the substrate of the peripheral region. Each of the control gate electrode and the peripheral gate pattern includes a high-carbon semiconductor pattern and a low-carbon semiconductor pattern, the low-carbon semiconductor pattern being on the high-carbon semiconductor pattern.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes stacking an etch target layer, a first mask layer, and a second mask layer on a first surface of a substrate. A plurality of first spacer lines are formed parallel to each other and a first spacer pad line on the second mask layer is formed. A third mask pad in contact with at least the first spacer pad line on the second mask layer is formed. The second mask layer and the first mask layer are etched to form one or more first mask lines, a first mask preliminary pad, and second mask patterns. Second spacer lines are respectively formed covering sidewalls of the first mask preliminary pad and the first mask lines. First mask pads are formed. The etch target layer is etched to form conductive lines and conductive pads connected to the conductive lines.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device, and a method of fabrication the same, include selection gate patterns extending in a first direction on a substrate, cell gate patterns extending in parallel in the first direction between the selection gate patterns adjacent to each other, and contact pads connected to first end parts of the cell gate patterns, respectively. An insulating layer covers the selection gate patterns, the cell gate patterns, and the contact pads. The insulating layer includes a void or seam between the contact pads. A filling insulating layer fills the void or seam in the insulating layer.
Abstract:
Disclosed are semiconductor devices, electronic systems including the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device comprises a first gate stack structure including a first dielectric pattern and a first conductive pattern that are alternately stacked with each other, a memory channel structure including a first memory portion that penetrates the first gate stack structure, a through contact including a first through portion at a level the same as a level of the first memory portion, and a connection contact including a first connection portion at a level the same as the level of the first memory portion and the level of the first through portion. A minimum width of the first memory portion is less than a minimum width of the first through portion and a minimum width of the first connection portion.
Abstract:
In a non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing the same, a device isolation pattern and an active region extend in a first direction on a substrate. A first dielectric pattern is formed on the active region of the substrate. Conductive stack structures are arranged on the first dielectric pattern and a recess is formed between a pair of the adjacent conductive stack structures. A protection layer is formed on a sidewall of the stack structure to protect the sidewall of the stack structure from over-etching along the first direction. The protection layer includes an etch-proof layer having oxide and arranged on a sidewall of the floating gate electrode and a sidewall of the control gate line and a spacer layer covering the sidewall of the conductive stack structures.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of strings spaced a first distance from each other, each string including first preliminary gate structures spaced a second distance, smaller than the first distance, between second preliminary gate structures, forming a first insulation layer to cover the first and second preliminary gate structures, forming an insulation layer structure to fill a space between the strings, forming a sacrificial layer pattern to partially fill spaces between first and second preliminary gate structures, removing a portion of the first insulation layer not covered by the sacrificial layer pattern to form a first insulation layer pattern, reacting portions of the first and second preliminary gate structures not covered by the first insulation layer pattern with a conductive layer to form gate structures, and forming a capping layer on the gate structures to form air gaps between the gate structures.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device may include a first conductive pattern having a line portion and a pad portion connected to the line portion on a substrate, a gate insulating pattern and a second conductive pattern sequentially stacked on the substrate, and a capping layer disposed on the first and second conductive patterns. A first trench is defined in an upper portion of the substrate adjacent to one side of the second conductive pattern, and the capping layer at least partially fills the first trench.