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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2014
Applicants:
Sung-min Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Han-soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Woon-kyung Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Won-seok Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sung-Min Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Han-Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Woon-Kyung Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Won-Seok Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/792 (2006.01); H01L 27/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66833 (2013.01); H01L 27/11575 (2013.01); H01L 27/11582 (2013.01); H01L 29/7926 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical type semiconductor device includes first and second word line structures that include first and second word lines. The word lines surround a plurality of pillar structures, which are provided to connect the word lines to corresponding string select lines. Connecting patterns electrically connect pairs of adjacent first and second word lines in a same plane. The device may be a nonvolatile memory device or a different type of device.