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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Wook Lee, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Daewoong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Dae Sin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang Soo Seol, Seongnam-si, KR;
Homin Son, Seoul, KR;
Seunghyun Lim, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a stack comprising insulating patterns vertically stacked on a substrate and gate patterns interposed between the insulating patterns, an active pillar passing through the stack and electrically connected to the substrate and a charge storing layer interposed between the stack and the active pillar. The charge storing layer includes a first portion between the active pillar and one of the gate patterns, a second portion between the active pillar and one of the insulating patterns, and a third portion joining the first portion to the second portion and having a thickness less than that of the first portion.