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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Young Gwang Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a word line stack over a substrate, the word line stack including a plurality of interlayer insulating layers and a plurality of word lines alternatively stacked, and a vertical channel pillar vertically passing through the word line stack. The vertical channel pillar includes a core insulating layer, a channel layer surrounding a side surface of the core insulating layer, and a memory layer surrounding a side surface of the channel layer. The channel layer includes a silicide channel layer and a silicon channel layer surrounding a side surface of the silicide channel layer.