Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hanjin Lim

Jungmin Park

Young-Lim Park

HyungSuk Jung

Sunmin Moon

Kyuho Cho

Younsoo Kim

Intak Jeon

Seongjun Park

Jaehyoung Choi

Cheoljin Cho

Insang Jeon

Sangwon Kim

Hyeonjin Shin

Hyun Soo Park

Dongsuk Shin

Changseok Lee

Keunwook Shin

Haeryong Kim

Hyeon Jin Shin

Dong-Hyun Im

Chang Seok Lee

Hyun Uk Park

Kijong Park

Se Hoon Oh

Jin-Su Lee

Sungho Jang

Hyun-Kwan Yu

Kiyeon Park

Changyup Park

Yunjung Choi

Jongmyeong Lee

Kongsoo Lee

Hyukwoo Kwon

Jun-Noh Lee

Donghyun Im

Ho-Kyun An

Badro Im

Wook-Yeol Yi

Youngkuk Kim

WonSeok Yoo

Hyokyoung Kim

Moonhan Park

Younglim Park

Jaehyun Yeo

Soongun Lee

Yeongcheol Lee

Woonki Shin

Beomjong Kim

Jiye Baek

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of lower electrodes disposed on the substrate, at least one support layer in contact with the plurality of lower electrodes and extending in a direction, parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, an upper electrode disposed on the plurality of lower electrodes and the at least one support layer, a dielectric layer between the plurality of lower electrodes and the upper electrode and between the at least one support layer and the upper electrode, and a blocking layer disposed between the at least one support layer and the dielectric layer, and including a material having a bandgap energy greater than a bandgap energy of a material of the at least one support layer. The dielectric layer is in contact with the plurality of lower electrodes and is spaced apart from the at least one support layer by the blocking layer.

Semiconductor device

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a lower electrode above the substrate, the lower electrode extending in a vertical direction, a support surrounding a side wall of the lower electrode and supporting the lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode and the support, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the lower electrode includes a base electrode layer and an insertion layer, the base electrode layer containing a halogen element, and the insertion layer containing carbon, and the insertion layer is inserted in a portion of the lower electrode, the portion of the lower electrode being adjacent to the support and the dielectric layer.

A semiconductor device includes first electrodes on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, first support patterns contacting sidewalls of the first electrodes, a dielectric layer on surfaces of the first electrodes and the first support patterns, and a second electrode on the dielectric layer. The first support patterns are arranged in a first direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate, the first support patterns contact sidewalls of central portions of the first electrodes in a second direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate and substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and the first support patterns are not in contact with sidewalls of edge portions of the first electrodes in the second direction.

Capacitor structure and semiconductor device including the same

A batch-type apparatus for atomic layer etching (ALE), which is capable of ALE-processing several wafers at the same time, and an ALE method and a semiconductor device manufacturing method based on the batch-type apparatus, are provided. The batch-type apparatus for ALE includes a wafer stacking container in which a plurality of wafers are arranged in a vertical direction, an inner tube extending in the vertical direction, a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first outer portion in the inner tube in a horizontal direction, and a heater surrounding the inner tube and configured to adjust a temperature in the inner tube, wherein gas injection holes are formed corresponding to a height of the plurality of wafers in each of the plurality of nozzles, and a gas outlet is formed in a second outer portion in the inner tube, opposite to the first outer portion.

Batch-type apparatus for atomic layer etching (ALE), and ALE method and semiconductor device manufacturing method based on the same apparatus

An integrated circuit device includes: a lower electrode disposed on a substrate; an insulating support pattern supporting the lower electrode; a dielectric film surrounding the lower electrode and the insulating support pattern; a high-k interface layer arranged between the lower electrode and the dielectric film and between the insulating support pattern and the dielectric film, wherein the high-k interface layer contacts the insulating support pattern and includes a zirconium oxide layer; and an upper electrode disposed adjacent the lower electrode, wherein the high-k interface layer and the dielectric film are disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

Integrated circuit device

An integrated circuit semiconductor device includes a lower electrode formed on a substrate extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a support structure supporting the lower electrode. The support structure includes a support pattern surrounding the lower electrode, extending in the first direction and the second direction, and having a hole through which the lower electrode passes, and a concavo-convex structure having at a surface of the support pattern a plurality of convex portions extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and a plurality of concave portions arranged between the convex portions.

Integrated circuit semiconductor device

A semiconductor device of the disclosure may include a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, a capacitor contact structure connected to the substrate, a lower electrode connected to the capacitor contact structure, a supporter supporting a sidewall of the lower electrode, an interfacial layer covering the lower electrode and including a halogen material, a capacitor insulating layer covering the interfacial layer and the supporter, and an upper electrode covering the capacitor insulating layer. The interfacial layer may include a first surface contacting the lower electrode, and a second surface contacting the capacitor insulating layer. The halogen material of the interfacial layer may be closer to the first surface than to the second surface.

Semiconductor device including capacitor structure and method for manufacturing the same

A semiconductor device includes a capacitor. The capacitor includes a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially stacked in a first direction. The dielectric layer includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer that are interposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and are stacked in the first direction. The first dielectric layer is anti-ferroelectric, and the second dielectric layer is ferroelectric. A thermal expansion coefficient of the first dielectric layer is greater than a thermal expansion coefficient of the second dielectric layer.

Semiconductor devices

Example embodiments relate to a wiring structure, a method of forming the same, and an electronic device employing the same. The wiring structure includes a first conductive material layer and a nanocrystalline graphene layer on the first conductive material layer in direct contact with the metal layer.

Wiring structure and electronic device employing the same

A semiconductor device includes a landing pad on a substrate, a lower electrode on the landing pad, the lower electrode including an outer protective layer, a conductive layer between opposing sidewalls of the outer protective layer, and an inner protective layer between opposing sidewalls of the conductive layer, a first supporter pattern on a side surface of the lower electrode, the first supporter pattern including a supporter hole, a dielectric layer on a surface of each of the lower electrode and the first supporter pattern, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer. The outer protective layer includes titanium oxide, the conductive layer includes titanium nitride, and the inner protective layer includes titanium silicon nitride. In a horizontal cross-sectional view, the outer protective layer has an arc shape that extends between the dielectric layer and the conductive layer.

Semiconductor devices including lower electrodes including inner protective layer and outer protective layer

An integrated circuit device including a first electrode layer including a first metal and having a first thermal expansion coefficient; a dielectric layer on the first electrode layer, the dielectric layer including a second metal oxide including a second metal that is different from the first metal, and having a second thermal expansion coefficient that is less than the first thermal expansion coefficient; and a first stress buffer layer between the first electrode layer and the dielectric layer, the first stress buffer layer including a first metal oxide including the first metal, and being formed due to thermal stress of the first electrode layer and thermal stress of the dielectric layer.

Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure.

Semiconductor device including capacitor

Semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include an active pattern on a substrate. The active pattern may include a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. The semiconductor devices may also include a bit line electrically connected to the first source/drain region, a first connection electrode electrically connected to the second source/drain region, and a capacitor on the first connection electrode. The capacitor may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric pattern between the first and second electrodes. A lower portion of the dielectric pattern may overlap a top surface of the first connection electrode, and the first electrode may extend on an upper portion of a sidewall of the first connection electrode.

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Hanjin Lim