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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Junhyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of gate electrodes on a substrate to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction; a plurality of channel structures penetrating through the gate electrodes and extending in the vertical direction; a string separation insulation layer penetrating through two topmost gate electrodes and extending in a first horizontal direction; a plurality of bit line contacts on the plurality of channel structures; and a plurality of bit lines on the plurality of bit line contacts. Each of the bit lines includes a first segment extending in a second horizontal direction; a second segment spaced apart from the first segment in the first horizontal direction and extending in the second horizontal direction; and a first bending portion connecting the first segment to the second segment and extending at inclination angle of about 20 to 70 degrees with respect to the second horizontal direction.