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Granted Patent B2
US 12,604,456 · App. 17/863,991 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

Inventors: Wan Sup Shin (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung Wook Ryu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung Mi Yeo (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
H10B12/30H10B12/03H10B12/05H10B12/482
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,604,456
App. No.
17/863,991
Filed
Jul 13, 2022
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2897
USPC
257/296
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a body recess in the substrate; a body dielectric layer over the body recess; an active layer extending in a direction parallel to the substrate over the substrate; a contact node over an end portion of the active layer and perpendicular to the substrate; and a conductive line coupled to the contact node and extended perpendicular to the substrate.

Claims (47)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate;

a body recess in the substrate;

a body dielectric layer over the body recess;

an active layer extending in a direction parallel to the substrate over the substrate;

a contact node over an end portion of the active layer and perpendicular to the substrate; and

a conductive line coupled to the contact node and extended perpendicular to the substrate,

wherein the conductive line has a buried portion in the substrate,

wherein a sidewall and a bottom surface of the buried portion are surrounded by the body dielectric layer.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer includes:

a channel; and

a source/drain region disposed on one side of the channel and coupled to the contact node.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the contact node has a height that fully covers the side of one end of one side of the active layer.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the contact node includes doped polysilicon.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer includes monocrystalline silicon, polysilicon, germanium, silicon-germanium, Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide, or combinations thereof.

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

a word line extending in a direction crossing the active layer over the active layer.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the word line includes a double word line, a single word line, or a gate all-around word line.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive line includes a bit line.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the body dielectric layer includes a plurality of silicon oxides that are formed on a surface of the body recess.

10 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a body recess in a substrate;

a body dielectric layer over the body recess;

a transistor extending in a direction parallel to the substrate over the substrate and including an active layer having a first end portion and a second end portion;

a bit line contact node on a sidewall, an upper surface, and a lower surface of the first end portion;

a bit line coupled to the bit line contact node and extended perpendicular to the substrate;

a storage contact node on a sidewall, an upper surface, and a lower surface of the second end portion; and

a capacitor coupled to the second end portion and the storage contact node.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the active layer includes:

a channel;

a first source/drain region disposed on a first side of the channel and coupled to the bit line contact node; and

a second source/drain region disposed on a second side of the channel and coupled to the storage contact node.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein each of the bit line contact node and the storage contact node includes doped polysilicon.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the active layer includes monocrystalline silicon, polysilicon, germanium, silicon-germanium or Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the capacitor includes a cylindrical storage node coupled to the storage contact node.

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

a word line extending in a direction crossing the active layer over the active layer.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the word line includes a double word line, a single word line, or a gate-all-around word line.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the body dielectric layer includes silicon oxide.

18 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate including a peripheral circuit portion;

a memory cell array including a bit line, including a contact pad side and a bonding pad side, and extended perpendicular to the substrate;

a first bonding pad coupled to the bonding pad side of the bit line;

a second bonding pad disposed on the peripheral circuit portion and coupled to the first bonding pad;

a body dielectric layer covering the contact pad side of the bit line; and

a conductive pad passing through the body dielectric layer and coupled to the contact pad side of the bit line, wherein the contact pad side of the bit line has a protruding shape to be disposed at a higher level than the memory cell array.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 18 , wherein the body dielectric layer includes silicon oxide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: SHIN, WAN SUP; RYU, SEUNG WOOK; YEO, SEUNG MI
To: SK HYNIX INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0017586 · Feb 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230255015A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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