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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jun Hyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Soo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seok Cheon Baek, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Geun Won Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A vertical memory device includes a substrate having a peripheral circuit structure, first gate patterns having first gate pad regions stacked vertically from the substrate, vertical channel structures penetrating the first gate patterns, first gate contact structures each extending vertically to a corresponding first gate pad region, mold patterns stacked vertically from the substrate, the mold patterns each being positioned at the same height from the substrate with a corresponding gate pattern, peripheral contact structures penetrating the mold patterns to be connected to the peripheral circuit structure, a first, block separation structure disposed between the first gate contact structures and the peripheral contact structures, and a first peripheral circuit connection wiring extending across the first block separation structure to connect one of the first gate contact structures to one of the peripheral contact structures.