IP Library Granted Patent US 12672276
Granted Patent B2
US 12672276 · App. 18/340,035 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

Inventor: Song Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
H10B12/482H10B12/488H10D1/692H10D30/6735H10D62/121
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672276
App. No.
18/340,035
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a lower structure; a vertical conductive line extending in a first direction which is perpendicular to a surface of the lower structure; a reservoir capacitor disposed over the lower structure to be spaced apart from the vertical conductive line; a bridge horizontal layer disposed between the vertical conductive line and the reservoir capacitor and extending horizontally in a second direction which is parallel to the surface of the lower structure; and a pair of horizontal layers extending in a third direction intersecting the bridge horizontal layer with the bridge horizontal layer interposed therebetween.

Claims (49)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a lower structure;

a vertical conductive line extending in a first direction which is perpendicular to a surface of the lower structure;

a reservoir capacitor disposed over the lower structure to be spaced apart from the vertical conductive line;

a bridge horizontal layer disposed between the vertical conductive line and the reservoir capacitor and extending horizontally in a second direction which is parallel to the surface of the lower structure; and

a pair of horizontal layers extending in a third direction intersecting the bridge horizontal layer with the bridge horizontal layer interposed therebetween

wherein the bridge horizontal layer and the horizontal layers are formed of a metal-based material, and

wherein the bridge horizontal layer directly and electrically connects the horizontal layers.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the bridge horizontal layer includes

a first edge contacting the vertical conductive line and

a second edge contacting the reservoir capacitor.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir capacitor includes:

a cylindrical first electrode coupled to the bridge horizontal layer;

a dielectric layer over the cylindrical first electrode; and

a second electrode over the dielectric layer.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the vertical conductive line includes a silicon-based material, a metal-based material, or a combination thereof.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a low voltage node which is coupled to the vertical conductive line; and

a high voltage node which is coupled to the reservoir capacitor.

6 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a memory cell array including a three-dimensional array of cell capacitors; and

a reservoir capacitor array which is horizontally spaced apart from the memory cell array and includes a three-dimensional array of reservoir capacitor structures,

wherein each of the reservoir capacitor structures includes:

a vertical conductive line;

a reservoir capacitor which is spaced apart from the vertical conductive line and has the same structure as structures of the cell capacitors;

a bridge horizontal layer oriented horizontally between the vertical conductive line and the reservoir capacitor; and

a pair of horizontal layers extending in a direction intersecting the bridge horizontal layer with the bridge horizontal layer interposed therebetween

wherein the bridge horizontal layer and the horizontal layers are formed of a metal-based material, and

wherein the bridge horizontal layer directly and electrically connects the horizontal layers.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the bridge horizontal layer includes

a first edge contacting the vertical conductive line, and

a second edge contacting the reservoir capacitor.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein each of the cell capacitors and the reservoir capacitors includes:

a cylindrical first electrode;

a dielectric layer over the cylindrical first electrode; and

a second electrode over the dielectric layer.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the vertical conductive line includes a silicon-based material, a metal-based material, or a combination thereof.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a low voltage node which is coupled to the vertical conductive line; and

a high voltage node which is coupled to the reservoir capacitor.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the memory cell array includes:

a vertical bit line;

a cell horizontal layer which is oriented horizontally between the bit line and the cell capacitors;

a pair of word lines extending in a direction intersecting the cell horizontal layer with the cell horizontal layer interposed therebetween; and

a gate dielectric layer between the word lines and the cell horizontal layer.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the cell horizontal layer includes monocrystalline silicon, polysilicon or an oxide semiconductor.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a peripheral circuit portion disposed at a lower level than the memory cell array and the reservoir capacitor array.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the cell capacitors and the reservoir capacitors are disposed at the same horizontal level.