Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Gyu-Hwan Oh

Doo-Hwan Park

Dong-Hyun Im

In-Sun Park

Shin-Jae Kang

Kyung-Min Chung

Young-Lim Park

Byoung-Jae Bae

Hyun-seok Lim

Nak-Hyun Lim

Hyun-Suk Lee

Ik-Soo Kim

Sang-sup Jeong

Jin-il Lee

Soon-Oh Park

Sung-Un Kwon

Dong-ho Ahn

Chul-Ho Shin

Sung-Lae Cho

Kyoung-Ha Eom

Do-Hyung Kim

Jeong-Min Park

Dong-hyun Kim

Jeong-Hee Park

Byoung-Deog Choi

Hye-Young Park

Hyeong-Geun An

Sug-Woo Jung

Young-kuk Kim

Dong-Jun Seong

Man-Sug Kang

Hyun-Seok Lim

Jin-ho Oh

Ki-Jong Lee

Yong-Jin Park

Chang-Su Kim

Sug-woo Jung

Chan-Mi Lee

Dong-whee Kwon

Jun-Hwan Paik

Hyeung-Geun An

A variable resistance memory device may include a first conductive line, a plurality of stacked structures, and a mold pattern. The first conductive line may be formed on a substrate. The plurality of stacked structures may be formed on the first conductive line, and each of the plurality of stacked structures includes a lower electrode, a variable resistance pattern, and a middle electrode stacked on one another. The mold pattern may be formed on the first conductive line to fill a space between the plurality of stacked structures. An upper portion of the mold pattern may include a surface treated layer and a lower portion of the mold pattern may include a non-surface treated layer.

Variable resistance memory device

A non-volatile memory device includes a data storage structure coupled between first and second conductive lines of the memory device. The data storage structure includes a conductive lower heater element, a data storage pattern, and a conductive upper heater element sequentially stacked. At least one sidewall surface of the data storage pattern is coplanar with a sidewall surface of the upper heater element thereabove and a sidewall surface of the lower heater element therebelow. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.

Non-volatile memory devices having dual heater configurations and methods of fabricating the same

A non-volatile memory device including multi-level cells is provided. The device includes first and second conductive patterns. Additionally, the device includes an electrode structure and a data storage pattern between the first and second conductive patterns. The data storage pattern may include a phase change material and a first vertical thickness of a first portion of the data storage pattern may be less than a second vertical thickness of a second portion of the data storage pattern. The electrode structure may include first and second electrodes and a vertical thickness of the first electrode may be greater than that of the second electrode.

Non-volatile memory device having multi-level cells and method of forming the same

A diode may be formed within a molding layer on a substrate. A conductive buffer pattern having a greater planar area than the diode may be on the diode and molding layer. An electrode structure may be on the conductive buffer pattern. A data storage pattern may be on the electrode structure. One lateral surface of the conductive buffer pattern may be vertically aligned with one lateral surface of the electrode structure.

Non-volatile memory device having conductive buffer pattern and method of fabricating the same

A phase-change memory device includes a diode, a plug, a doping layer pattern, a phase-change layer pattern and an upper electrode. The diode is disposed on a substrate. The plug is disposed on the diode and has a bottom surface whose area is equal to the area of a top surface of the diode. The plug is formed of metal or a conductive metallic compound. The doping layer pattern is disposed on the plug and has a bottom surface whose area is equal to the area of a top surface of the plug, and includes the same metal or conductive metallic compound as the plug. The phase-change layer pattern is disposed on the doping layer pattern. The upper electrode is disposed on the phase-change layer pattern.

Phase-change memory devices

A semiconductor device includes a switching device disposed on a substrate. A buffer electrode pattern is disposed on the switching device. The buffer electrode pattern includes a first region having a first vertical thickness, and a second region having a second vertical thickness smaller than the first vertical thickness. A lower electrode pattern is disposed on the first region of the buffer electrode pattern. A trim insulating pattern is disposed on the second region of the buffer electrode pattern. A variable resistive pattern is disposed on the lower electrode pattern.

Semiconductor memory device including buffer electrode

A conductive pattern on a substrate is formed. An insulating layer having an opening exposing the conductive pattern is formed. A bottom electrode is formed on the conductive pattern and a first sidewall of the opening. A spacer is formed on the bottom electrode and a second sidewall of the opening. The spacer and the bottom electrode are formed to be lower than a top surface of the insulating layer. A data storage plug is formed on the bottom electrode and the spacer. The data storage plug has a first sidewall aligned with a sidewall of the bottom electrode and a second sidewall aligned with a sidewall of the spacer. A bit line is formed on the data storage plug.

Method of forming semiconductor device having self-aligned plug

A sacrificial pattern is formed to partially cover the pipe-shaped electrode. A sacrificial spacer is formed on a lateral surface of the sacrificial pattern. The sacrificial spacer extends across the pipe-shaped electrode. The sacrificial spacer has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The sacrificial pattern is removed to expose the pipe-shaped electrode proximal to the first and second sides of the sacrificial spacer. The pipe-shaped electrode exposed on both sides of the sacrificial spacer may be primarily trimmed. The pipe-shaped electrode is retained under the sacrificial spacer to form a first portion, and a second portion facing the first portion. The second portion of the pipe-shaped electrode is secondarily trimmed. The sacrificial spacer is removed to expose the first portion of the pipe-shaped electrode. A data storage plug is formed on the first portion of the pipe-shaped electrode.

Method of fabricating non-volatile memory device having small contact and related devices

A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes sequentially forming first to third mold layer patterns on a substrate and spaced apart from each other, forming a first semiconductor pattern between the first mold layer pattern and the second mold layer pattern, and a second semiconductor pattern between the second mold layer pattern and the third mold layer pattern, forming a first trench between the first mold layer pattern and the third mold layer pattern by removing a portion of the second mold layer pattern and portions of the first and second semiconductor patterns, depositing a material for a lower electrode conformally along side and bottom surfaces of the first trench, and forming first and second lower electrodes separated from each other on the first and second semiconductor patterns, respectively, by removing a portion of the material for a lower electrode positioned on the second mold layer pattern.

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

A phase change memory device includes an impurity region on a substrate, the impurity region being in an active region, a metal silicide pattern at least partially buried in the impurity region, a diode on the impurity region, a lower electrode on the diode, a phase change layer pattern on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the phase change layer pattern.

Phase change memory devices having buried metal silicide patterns

A phase change structure includes a first phase change material layer pattern and a second phase change material layer pattern. The first phase change material layer pattern may partially fill a minute structure, and the second phase change material layer pattern may fully fill the minute structure. The first phase change material layer pattern may include a first phase change material, and the second phase change material layer pattern may include a second phase change material having a composition substantially different from a composition of the first phase change material.

Methods of forming a phase change layer and methods of fabricating a phase change memory device including the same

A phase-change memory device includes a word line on a substrate and a phase-change memory cell on the word line and comprising a phase-change material pattern. The device also includes a non-uniform conductivity layer pattern comprising a conductive region on the phase-change material pattern and a non-conductive region contiguous therewith. The device further includes a bit line on the conductive region of the non-uniform conductivity layer pattern. In some embodiments, the phase-change memory cell may further include a diode on the word line, a heating electrode on the diode and wherein the phase-change material layer is disposed on the heating electrode. An ohmic contact layer and a contact plug may be disposed between the diode and the heating electrode.

Methods of manufacturing phase-change memory devices

Memory devices and methods of forming memory devices including forming a plurality of preliminary electrodes, each of the plurality of preliminary electrodes including a protruding region, protruding from a first mold insulating layer, forming a second mold insulating layer on the first mold insulating layer, removing at least a portion of the plurality of preliminary electrodes to form a plurality of openings in the second mold insulating layer and a plurality of lower electrodes, and forming a plurality of memory elements in the plurality of openings. Memory devices and methods of forming memory devices including forming one or more insulating layers on sidewalls of all or part of a plurality of lower electrodes and/or a plurality of memory elements.

Memory devices and method of manufacturing the same

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