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Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,656 · App. 17/748,618 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

Inventors: Kun Young Lee (Icheon-si, KR); Changhan Kim (Icheon-si, KR); Sung Hyun Yoon (Icheon-si, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
H10B51/20H01L29/515H01L29/516H10B43/20H10B43/27H10B51/10H10B51/30
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Patent No.
US 11,805,656
App. No.
17/748,618
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure including conductive layers and insulating layers stacked alternately with each other, a channel layer passing through the stacked structure, a ferroelectric layer surrounding a sidewall of the channel layer, a first dielectric layer surrounding a sidewall of the ferroelectric layer, and sacrificial patterns interposed between the first dielectric layer and the insulating layers and including a material with a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer.

Claims (27)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming a stacked structure with first material layers and second material layers that are stacked alternately with each other;

forming a first opening passing through the stacked structure, the first opening with an inner wall that has the second material layers protruding farther than the first material layers;

forming a sacrificial layer in the first opening;

forming a first dielectric layer in the sacrificial layer, the first dielectric layer with a lower dielectric constant than the sacrificial layer;

forming a ferroelectric layer in the first dielectric layer; and

forming a channel layer in the ferroelectric layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the first opening comprises:

forming a mask pattern on the stacked structure;

forming an opening by etching the stacked structure by using the mask pattern as an etch barrier; and

selectively etching the first material layers that are exposed through the opening.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the first opening comprises:

forming a mask pattern on the stacked structure;

forming an opening by etching the stacked structure by using the mask pattern as an etch barrier; and

selectively depositing a second material on the second material layers that are exposed through the opening.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer with a material that has a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer, in the first dielectric layer before the forming of the ferroelectric layer.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer with a material that has a larger band gap than the ferroelectric layer, in the first dielectric layer before the forming of the ferroelectric layer.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a third dielectric layer, the third dielectric layer with a material that has a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer, in the ferroelectric layer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a third dielectric layer, the third dielectric layer with a material that has a larger band gap than the ferroelectric layer, in the ferroelectric layer.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming second openings by selectively etching the first material layers;

etching the sacrificial layer through the second openings to expose the first dielectric layer; and

forming conductive layers in the second openings.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming third openings by selectively etching the second material layers; and

forming air gaps in the third openings by sealing the third openings.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising etching the sacrificial layer through the third openings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2022
From: LEE, KUN YOUNG; KIM, CHANGHAN; YOON, SUNG HYUN
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 059961/0229 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0087832 · Jul 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17151559 · Jan 18, 2021
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