Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jong-Chan Shin

Hideki Horii

Hyeong-Geun An

Jun-Soo Bae

Dong-ho Ahn

Myeong-Cheol Kim

Sang-Jin Kim

Do-hyoung Kim

Yong-Kug Bae

Choong-Ho Lee

Si-Young Choi

Jong-Wook Lee

Cheol Kyu Kim

Jeong-Hee Park

Soon-Oh Park

Hee-Ju Shin

Jong-Seo Hong

Dong-Woon Park

Han-Bong Ko

Il-Sup Kim

Jun-soo Bae

Methods of forming patterns of a semiconductor device are provided. The methods may include forming a hard mask film on a semiconductor substrate. The methods may include forming first and second sacrificial film patterns that are spaced apart from each other on the hard mask film. The methods may include forming a first spacer on opposing sidewalls of the first sacrificial film pattern and a second spacer on opposing sidewalls of the second sacrificial film pattern. The methods may include removing the first and second sacrificial film patterns. The methods may include trimming the second spacer such that a line width of the second spacer becomes smaller than a line width of the first spacer. The methods may include forming first and second hard mask film patterns by etching the hard mask film using the first spacer and the trimmed second spacer as an etch mask.

Methods of forming patterns of a semiconductor device

In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first etching mask and a second etching mask are formed sequentially on a metal gate structure on a substrate and a first insulating interlayer covering a sidewall of the metal gate structure respectively. An opening is formed to expose a top surface of the substrate by removing a portion of the first insulating interlayer not overlapped with the first etching mask or the second etching mask. A metal silicide pattern is formed on the exposed top surface of the substrate. A plug on the metal silicide pattern is formed to fill a remaining portion of the opening. Further, a planarization layer may be used as the second etching mask.

Methods of manufacturing semiconductor device

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of gate structures including a metal on a substrate having an isolation layer, forming first insulating interlayer patterns covering sidewalls of the gate structures, forming first capping layer patterns and a second capping layer pattern on the gate structures and the first insulating interlayer patterns, the first capping layer patterns covering upper faces of the gate structures, and the second capping layer pattern overlapping the isolation layer, partially removing the first insulating interlayer patterns using the first and the second capping layer patterns as etching masks to form first openings that expose portions of the substrate, forming metal silicide patterns on the portions of the substrate exposed in the forming of the first openings, and forming conductive structures on the metal silicide patterns.

Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device

In a program method for a multi-level phase change memory device, multi-level data to be programmed in a selected memory cell is received, and a program signal is applied to the selected memory cell according to the received multi-level data. Herein, a rising time of the program signal is set to be longer than a falling time of the program signal.

Multi-level phase change memory device, program method thereof, and method and system including the same

Provided is a phase-change memory device including a phase-change material pattern of which strips are shared by neighboring cells. The phase-change memory device includes a plurality of bottom electrodes arranged in a matrix array. The phase-change material pattern is formed on the bottom electrodes, and the strips of the phase-change material pattern are electrically connected to the bottom electrodes. Each strip of the phase-change material pattern is connected to at least two diagonally neighboring bottom electrodes of the bottom electrodes.

Phase-change memory device having phase change material pattern shared between adjacent cells and electronic product including the phase-change memory

A phase change memory device and method of manufacturing the same is provided. A first electrode having a first surface is provided on a substrate. A second electrode having a second surface at a different level from the first surface is on the substrate. The second electrode may be spaced apart from the first electrode. A third electrode may be formed corresponding to the first electrode. A fourth electrode may be formed corresponding to the second electrode. A first phase change pattern may be interposed between the first surface and the third electrode. A second phase change pattern may be interposed between the second surface and the fourth electrode. Upper surfaces of the first and second phase change patterns may be on the same plane.

Phase change memory device and method of fabricating the same

Provided are a phase change memory device and a method of forming the same. According to the phase change memory, a first plug electrode and a second plug electrode are spaced apart from each other in a mold insulating layer. A phase change pattern is disposed on the mold insulating layer. The phase change pattern contacts a top of the first plug electrode and a first potion of a top of the second plug electrode. An interconnection is electrically connected to a second portion of the top of the second plug electrode.

Phase change memory device and method of forming the same

In a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same, an insulating layer is formed on a substrate having a logic region on which a first pad is provided and a cell region on which a second pad and a lower electrode are subsequently provided. The insulating layer is etched to be a first insulating layer pattern having a first opening exposing the first pad. A first plug is formed in the first opening. The first insulating layer pattern where the first plug is formed is etched to be a second insulating layer pattern having a second opening exposing the lower electrode. A second plug including a phase-changeable material is formed in the second opening. A conductive wire and an upper electrode are formed on the first plug and the second plug, respectively.

Phase-changeable memory device and method of manufacturing the same

A method for forming a uniform conductive pattern on an integrated circuit substrate having a step by a single photography process. An exposure mask has a different pattern in accordance with the topology of the integrated circuit substrate. The exposure mask has a increased inter-pattern space at a lower portion of the step and has a reduced inter-pattern space at a upper portion of the step. During the exposure process, a sufficient amount of light is applied to a photoresist layer at the lower portion of the step and an optical amount of light is applied to the photoresist layer at the upper portion of the step. As a result, scum phenomenon at the lower portion of the step can be prevented. Further, overetching of the conductive pattern at the upper portion of the step can be prevented.

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