Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byungjin Lee

Woosung Yang

Bumkyu Kang

Dong-Sik Lee

Joon-Sung Lim

Joonsung Lim

Dong-sik Lee

Sung-Min Hwang

Jiyoung Kim

Jungsok Lee

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a stack structure that includes a plurality of dielectric layers spaced apart from each other on a substrate, a plurality of electrodes interposed between the plurality of dielectric layers, and a plurality of stopper layers interposed between the plurality of dielectric layers; and a vertical channel structure that penetrates the stack structure. Each of the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of stopper layers is disposed in a corresponding empty space interposed between the plurality of dielectric layers, the plurality of stopper layers includes a first stopper layer and a second stopper layer that is interposed between the first stopper layer and the substrate, and at least one of the plurality of electrodes is interposed between the first stopper layer and the second stopper layer.

Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device

A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device including a first peripheral circuit including different decoder circuits, a first memory on the first peripheral circuit, the first memory including a first stack structure having first electrode layers stacked on one another and first inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a first planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the first stack structure, and a through via that penetrates the end of the first stack structure, the through via electrically connected to one of the decoder circuits, and a second memory on the first memory and including a second stack structure having second electrode layers stacked on one another and second inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a second planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the second stack structure, and a cell contact plug electrically connecting one of the second electrode layers to the through via.

A memory device includes a lower structure and a plurality of upper structures stacked on the lower structure. The lower structure includes a peripheral circuit, and an upper bonding pad disposed on a top surface of the lower structure. Each of the plurality of upper structures includes a bit line, a through via, and a lower bonding pad disposed on a bottom surface of the upper structures and connected to the through via. Each of upper structures, other than an uppermost upper structure, further includes an upper bonding pad disposed on a top surface thereof and connected to the through via. The bit line includes a gap separating a first portion of the bit line from a second portion thereof in the horizontal direction, and the through via overlaps the gap of the bit line in a plan view.

Memory device

A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including cell and connection regions. An electrode structure is disposed on the substrate, the electrode structure having a staircase structure on the connection region. A first vertical channel structure and a first dummy structure at least partially penetrate the electrode structure on the cell region and the connection region, respectively. Bottoms of expanded portions of the first vertical channel structure and the first dummy structure are located at first and second levels, respectively. The second level is higher than the first level.

Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same

A semiconductor memory includes electrode structures that each includes horizontal electrodes stacked on each other a substrate, vertical electrodes between the electrode structures and extending along the horizontal electrodes, first contacts connected to the horizontal electrodes at end portions of the electrode structures, second contacts connected to upper portions of the vertical electrodes, and a first interconnection structure connected to top surfaces of the second contacts. The first interconnection structure includes first and second sub-interconnection lines. The sub-interconnection lines extend in a first direction and contact the top surfaces of the second contacts. The second sub-interconnection lines extended in a second direction crossing the first direction and contact the first sub-interconnection lines.

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Byungjin Lee