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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yejin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Heesuk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyeongjin Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sehee Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Minsoo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungjun Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Sanghun Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeehoon Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Hwang Sim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongseon Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are semiconductor devices, electronic systems including the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device comprises a first gate stack structure including a first dielectric pattern and a first conductive pattern that are alternately stacked with each other, a memory channel structure including a first memory portion that penetrates the first gate stack structure, a through contact including a first through portion at a level the same as a level of the first memory portion, and a connection contact including a first connection portion at a level the same as the level of the first memory portion and the level of the first through portion. A minimum width of the first memory portion is less than a minimum width of the first through portion and a minimum width of the first connection portion.