Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yoonsung Han

Wonjun Lee

Yongsun Ko

Seung Pil Ko

Jinhye Bae

Hoon Hee Han

Inseak Hwang

Shinhee Han

Hyunchul Shin

Kyu-Man Hwang

Changkyu Lee

Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, a magnetic tunnel junction pattern on the cell region, a capping insulation layer covering a sidewall of the magnetic tunnel junction pattern, and an upper insulation layer including a first portion on the capping insulation layer and a second portion on the peripheral region. A level of a bottom surface of the second portion is lower than that of a bottom surface of the capping insulation layer.

Insulation layer arrangement for magnetic tunnel junction device

Manufacturing a MRAM device may include removing etch residues from a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) pattern in the presence of an atmosphere. The removing may include applying a cleaning solution to one or more surfaces of the MTJ pattern. Manufacturing the MRAM device may include removing an oxide layer based on sputter etching of the MTJ pattern. The etch residues may be removed such that the oxide layer is formed. Removing the etch residues may include applying a cleaning solution to the MTJ pattern. The etch residues may be removed in the presence of an atmosphere. The MTJ pattern may be formed based on patterning an MTJ layer in a vacuum state such that the etch residues are formed on a surface of the MTJ pattern.

Magneto-resistance random access memory device and method of manufacturing the same

Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes forming magneto tunnel layers, forming a hard mask on the magneto tunnel layers, etching the magneto tunnel layers to form a magneto tunnel junction, wherein etching by-products are formed on sidewalls of the magneto tunnel junction, performing chemical treatment on the etching by-products to convert the etching by-products into a chemical reactant; and inspecting the chemical reactant.

Method of inspecting by-products and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same

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