IP Library Granted Patent US 8,455,942
Granted Patent B2
US 8,455,942 · App. 13/085,283 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Semiconductor device having vertical-type channel

Inventor: Jung-Woo Park (Ichon-shi, KR)
Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,455,942
App. No.
13/085,283
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an active region including a surface region and a first recess formed below the surface region, the active region extending along a first direction; a device isolation structure provided on an edge of the active region; a gate line traversing over the surface region of the active region along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a second recess formed in the device isolation structure to receive a given portion of the gate line into the second recess; a first junction region formed in the active region beneath the first recess and on a first side of the gate line; and a second junction region formed on a second side of the gate line and above the first junction region. The first and second junction regions define a vertical-type channel that extends along lateral and vertical directions.

Claims (13)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active region including a surface region and a first recess, the active region extending along a first direction, wherein the first recess is formed below the surface region;

a device isolation structure provided on an edge of the active region;

a gate line traversing over the surface region of the active region along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;

a second recess formed in the device isolation structure to receive a given portion of the gate line into the second recess, wherein the second recess does not overlap with the first recess;

a first junction region formed in the active region beneath the first recess and on a first side of the gate line; and

a second junction region formed on a second side of the gate line and above the first junction region,

wherein the first and second junction regions define a vertical-type channel that extends along lateral and vertical directions.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second recess is formed on both sides of the active region beneath the gate lines.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second junction is formed on the surface region of the active region.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first junction region contacts a bit line, and the second junction region contacts a storage node.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the first junction region and the second junction regions are doped with N-type impurities.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the first recess is less than that of the second recess, and the depth of the second recess is less than that of the device isolation structure.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2005-0132568 · Dec 28, 2005 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 12830125 · Jul 2, 2010
Division 11479439 · Jun 29, 2006
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