Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sunjoong Park

Hyemi Lee

Hyeonjoo Song

Seongjae Go

Hanyong Park

A semiconductor device including a peripheral circuit layer on a substrate; a lower stack and upper stack on the substrate; a stopper layer on the upper stack and including an insulating material; an upper mold layer on the stopper layer; a cell channel structure extending through the layers, a side surface of the cell channel structure contacting the stopper layer; first and second capping layers; a word line separation structure including a protrusion protruding toward the stopper layer; and a bit line contact plug connected to the cell channel structure, wherein an inner side surface of the stopper layer is offset from an inner side surface of the upper stack, and in contact with the word line separation structure.

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Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Sunjoong Park