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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kyunghwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yongseok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ilgweon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyeoungwon Seo, Yongin-si, KR;
Sungwon Yoo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jaeho Hong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a word line extending in a vertical direction, a semiconductor pattern having a ring-shaped horizontal cross-section that extends around the word line, a bit line disposed at a first end of the semiconductor pattern, and a capacitor structure disposed at second end of the semiconductor pattern. The capacitor structure includes a lower electrode layer electrically connected to the second end of the semiconductor pattern, having a ring-shaped horizontal cross-section, and including a connector extending in the vertical direction. A first segment extends in a horizontal direction from an upper end of the connector, and a second segment extends in the horizontal direction from a lower end of the connector. An upper electrode layer surrounded by the lower electrode layer, extends in the vertical direction, and a capacitor dielectric layer is between the lower electrode layer and the upper electrode layer.