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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Toshitake Yaegashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a first select transistor, first stepped portion, and a first contact plug. The first select transistor is formed on a side of an upper surface of a substrate and has a first multi-layer gate. The first stepped portion is formed by etching the substrate adjacent to the first multi-layer gate of the first select transistor such that the first stepped portion forms a cavity in the upper surface of the substrate. The first contact plug is formed in the first stepped portion.