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Granted Patent B2
US 12,520,736 · App. 17/871,855 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

3D vertical memory device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Seyoung Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Doyoon Kim (Goyang-si, KR); Hyunjeong Kwak (Daejeon, KR); Jeonghoon Son (Pohang-si, KR); Chuljun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
H10N70/253G06N3/04H10B63/34H10N70/011H10N70/24
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Patent No.
US 12,520,736
App. No.
17/871,855
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a three-dimensional vertical memory device including: a semiconductor substrate, a vertical columnar channel region provided on the semiconductor substrate and having a void of a predetermined size therein; a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other with the channel region interposed therebetween; and a gate stack formed on the channel region.

Claims (69)

1 . A three-dimensional (3D) vertical memory device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a vertical columnar channel region provided on the semiconductor substrate and having a void of a predetermined size therein;

a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other with the channel region interposed therebetween; and

a gate stack formed on the channel region,

wherein the drain electrode is in contact with a middle portion of the channel region, is spaced apart by a predetermined distance from an upper side of the source electrode, and is in a shape of a line extending in a second direction crossing a first direction.

2 . The 3D vertical memory device of claim 1 , wherein the source electrode is in contact with a lower side of the channel region and in a shape of a line extending in the first direction.

3 . The 3D vertical memory device of claim 1 , wherein the channel region is a vertical columnar shape in which an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inner surface are surrounded by a channel material of a predetermined thickness, and the channel material is a metal oxide.

4 . The 3D vertical memory device of claim 1 , wherein a resistance of the memory device with the channel region having the void therein is expressed as

R

v

⁢

o

⁢

i

⁢

d

=

ρ

⁢

h

π

⁡

(

r

2

2

-

r

1

2

)

,

where h denotes a height of the channel region, r1 denotes a distance from a center of the channel region to an outer wall, and r2 denotes a distance from the center of the channel region to an inner wall.

5 . A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional (3D) vertical memory device, the method comprising:

forming a source electrode, an insulating film, and a drain electrode on a semiconductor substrate;

etching the drain electrode, the insulating film, and the source electrode to form a trench that defines a region;

depositing a channel material in the trench, wherein the channel material is deposited only on a bottom and an inner wall of the trench to form a vertical columnar channel region having a void structure in the trench; and

forming a gate stack on the channel region,

wherein the drain electrode is in contact with a middle portion of the channel region, is spaced apart by a predetermined distance from an upper side of the source electrode, and is in a shape of a line extending in a second direction crossing a first direction.

6 . The manufacturing method of claim 5 , wherein the source electrode is in contact with a lower side of the channel region and in a shape of a line shape extending in the first direction.

7 . The manufacturing method of claim 5 , wherein the channel material is formed by depositing a metal oxide in a sputtering method, and a void is lastly formed in the trench due to a difference in deposition degree inside and outside the trench.

8 . The manufacturing method of claim 5 , wherein the channel region is a vertical columnar shape surrounded by the channel material of a predetermined thickness provided on an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inner surface.

9 . The manufacturing method of claim 5 , wherein a resistance of the memory device with the channel region having the void structure is expressed as

R

v

⁢

o

⁢

i

⁢

d

=

ρ

⁢

h

π

⁡

(

r

2

2

-

r

1

2

)

,

where h denotes a height of the channel region, r1 denotes a distance from a center of the channel region to an outer wall, and r2 denotes a distance from the center of the channel region to an inner wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2022
From: KIM, SEYOUNG; KIM, DOYOON; KWAK, HYUNJEONG; SON, JEONGHOON; LEE, CHULJUN
To: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 060611/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-103372 · Aug 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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