Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Moorym Choi

Jungtae Sung

Junyoung Choi

Taeyoung Kim

Dongchan Kim

Junhee Lim

Bongyong Lee

Yoonjo Hwang

Wooyong Jeon

Yunsun Jang

Jiyoung Kim

Junhyoung Kim

Youngbum Woo

Hyunjae Kim

Taemok Gwon

Jongin Yun

Sanghee Yoon

A semiconductor device includes: circuit devices on a first substrate; a lower interconnection structure electrically connected to the circuit devices; a lower bonding structure connected to the lower interconnection structure; an upper bonding structure on the lower bonding structure; an upper interconnection structure connected to the upper bonding structure; a second substrate on the upper interconnection structure; gate electrodes between the upper interconnection structure and the second substrate; channel structures penetrating the gate electrodes and each including a channel layer; via patterns on the second substrate; a source contact plug spaced apart from the second substrate on an external side of the second substrate and having an upper surface higher than the second substrate and a lower surface lower than a lowermost gate electrode; and a source connection pattern contacting upper surfaces of each of the via patterns and the upper surface of the source contact plug.

Semiconductor devices including a source contact plug and a source connection pattern, and data storage systems including the same

A semiconductor device includes: a first substrate; circuit devices disposed on the first substrate; a lower interconnection structure electrically connected to the circuit devices; a lower bonding structure connected to the lower interconnection structure; an upper bonding structure bonded to the lower bonding structure; an upper interconnection structure connected to the upper bonding structure; a second substrate disposed on the upper interconnection structure; a conductive plate disposed below the second substrate; gate electrodes disposed between the upper interconnection structure and the conductive plate and stacked in a vertical direction; channel structures penetrating through the gate electrodes; a plurality of conductive patterns, respectively disposed in a plurality of openings penetrating through the second substrate; and a peripheral contact plug extending in the vertical direction in an external region from the conductive plate and being connected to one of the plurality of conductive patterns.

Semiconductor devices and data storage systems including the same

A semiconductor device includes a first substrate structure including a substrate, circuit elements, and first bonding metal layers, and a second substrate structure connected to the first substrate structure. The second substrate structure includes a plate layer, gate electrodes stacked in a first direction below the plate layer, separation regions penetrating through the gate electrodes and extending in a second direction and spaced apart from each other in the second direction, an insulating region extending from an upper surface of the plate layer and penetrating through the plate layer and at least one of the gate electrodes between the separation regions, and second bonding metal layers connected to the first bonding metal layers. The insulating region has inclined side surfaces such that a width of the insulating region decreases in a direction toward the first substrate structure.

A semiconductor device includes first and second substrates including cell and peripheral circuit regions, first and second gate electrode structures, first and second channels, and first to third transistors. The first and second gate electrode structures include first and second gate electrodes in a vertical direction. The first and second channel extend through the first and second gate electrode structures. The first transistor is on the peripheral circuit region. The second gate electrode structure is on the first gate electrode structure and the first transistor. The second and third transistors are on the second gate electrode structure. The second substrate is on the second and third transistors. The first and second channels do not directly contact each other, are electrically connected with each other, and receive electrical signals from the second transistor. The first and third transistors apply electrical signals to the first and second gate electrode structures.

Non-volatile memory device

Provided is a non-volatile memory device including a first structure including a first substrate; a peripheral circuit; a first insulation structure; a plurality of first bonding pads; and a first interconnect structure; a second structure, which includes a conductive etch stop layer; a common source line layer; a stacked structure including alternately stacked gate layers and interlayer insulation layers; a plurality of channel structures penetrating through a cell region of the stacked structure; a second insulation structure; a plurality of second bonding pads; and a second interconnect structure and bonded to the first structure; and a connection layer including a third insulation structure; an input/output via; and an input/output pad, wherein an interface between the second insulation structure and the third insulation structure is disposed at a vertical level between the top surface and the bottom surface of the conductive etch stop layer.

Non-volatile memory device with a conductive etch stop layer, method of manufacturing the same, and memory system including the same

Disclosed are a semiconductor device and an electronic system including the same. The semiconductor device may include a peripheral circuit structure including peripheral circuits that are on a semiconductor substrate, and first bonding pads that are electrically connected to the peripheral circuits, and a cell array structure including a memory cell array including memory cells that are three-dimensionally arranged on a semiconductor layer, and second bonding pads that are electrically connected to the memory cell array and are coupled to the first bonding pads. The cell array structure may include a resistor pattern positioned at the same level as the semiconductor layer, a stack including insulating layers and electrodes that are vertically and alternately stacked on the semiconductor layer, and vertical structures penetrating the stack.

Semiconductor devices and electronic systems including the same

Disclosed are three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices and methods of detecting electrical failure thereof. The three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a substrate with a first conductivity including a cell array region and an extension region having different threshold voltages from each other, a stack structure on the substrate and including stacked electrodes, an electrical vertical channel penetrating the stack structure on the cell array region, and a dummy vertical channel penetrating the stack structure on the extension region. The substrate comprises a pocket well having the first conductivity and provided with the stack structure thereon, and a deep well surrounding the pocket well and having a second conductivity opposite to the first conductivity.

Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device and method of detecting electrical failure thereof

A semiconductor device includes a first substrate including an impurity region including impurities of a first conductivity type, circuit devices on the first substrate, a lower interconnection structure electrically connected to the circuit devices, a second substrate on the lower interconnection structure and including semiconductor of the first conductivity type, gate electrodes on the second substrate and stacked and spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the second substrate, channel structures penetrating the gate electrodes, and a connection structure. The channel structures may extend perpendicular to the second substrate. The channel structures may include a channel layer. The connection structure may connect the impurity region of the first substrate to the second substrate, and the connection structure may include a via including a semiconductor of a second conductivity type.

A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a first substrate, a peripheral circuit structure on the first substrate, a cell array structure on the peripheral circuit structure, the cell array structure including a stack structure having alternating interlayer dielectric layers and gate electrodes, a first insulating layer covering the stack structure, and a second substrate on the stack structure and the first insulating layer, the stack structure being between a bottom surface of the second substrate and the peripheral circuit structure, a second insulating layer on the cell array structure, a first penetration contact penetrating the first insulating layer, the second substrate, and the second insulating layer, and a second penetration contact penetrating the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the second penetration contact being spaced apart from the second substrate, and the first and second penetration contacts having widths decreasing with increasing distance from the first substrate.

Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device and electronic system including the same

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor structure including a first substrate, circuit devices on the first substrate, a lower interconnection structure on the circuit devices, and a lower bonding structure electrically connected to the lower interconnection structure, and a second semiconductor structure including a second substrate disposed on the first semiconductor structure, gate electrodes stacked and spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to a lower surface of the second substrate, channel structures that penetrate the gate electrodes and extend in the first direction, and an upper bonding structure electrically connected to the gate electrodes and the channel structures and bonded to the lower bonding structure. The second semiconductor structure further includes a first via connected to an upper portion of the second substrate, a second via spaced apart from the first via and the second substrate, and a contact plug.

Semiconductor device and data storage system including a landing pad on an external side region of a bypass via

A nonvolatile memory device includes a first structure and a second structure bonded to the first structure. The second structure includes a low-resistance conductive layer, a common source line layer on the low-resistance conductive layer, a stack structure above the common source line layer, a plurality of channel structures passing through a cell region of the stack structure and contacting the common source line layer, a dummy channel structure passing through a step region of the stack structure and contacting the common source line layer, a second insulating structure on the stack structure, a plurality of second bonding pads on the second insulating structure, and a second interconnect structure in the second insulating structure.

Nonvolatile memory device and memory system comprising the same

A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device may include a first substrate including a cell array region and a cell array contact region, a peripheral circuit structure on the first substrate, and a cell array structure. The cell array structure may include a stack on the peripheral circuit structure, first vertical channel structures and second vertical channel structures on the cell array region and penetrating the stack, and a second substrate connected to the first vertical channel structures and second vertical channel structures. The stack may be between the peripheral circuit structure and the second substrate. The second substrate may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may contact the first vertical channel structures and may be doped a first conductivity type. The second portion may contact the second vertical channel structures and may be doped a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type.

A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes common source regions, an electrode structure between the common source regions, first channel structures penetrating the electrode structure, and second channel structures between the first channel structures and penetrating the electrode structures. The electrode structure includes electrodes vertically stacked on a substrate. The first channel structures include a first semiconductor pattern and a first vertical insulation layer. The second channel structures include a second vertical insulation layer surrounding a second semiconductor pattern. The second vertical insulation layer has a bottom surface lower than a bottom surface of the first vertical insulation layer.

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