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US 12,604,473 · App. 18/104,711 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Hyun Sub Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sun Woo Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jin Ho Bin (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
H10B43/27H01L23/5283H10B41/27H10B63/84H10N70/011H10N70/883
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Patent No.
US 12,604,473
App. No.
18/104,711
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device may include a gate structure, a channel structure extending through the gate structure, a first hydrogen supply layer disposed on the gate structure, having a first hydrogen concentration, and comprising an oxygen vacancy, and a hydrogen blocking layer disposed on the first hydrogen supply layer and having a second hydrogen concentration lower than the first hydrogen concentration.

Claims (32)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate structure comprising insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked;

a channel structure extending through the gate structure and comprising a channel layer and a memory layer surrounding the channel layer;

a first hydrogen supply layer disposed over the gate structure, having a first hydrogen concentration, and comprising an oxygen vacancy; and

a hydrogen blocking layer disposed on the first hydrogen supply layer and having a second hydrogen concentration lower than the first hydrogen concentration.

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

a second hydrogen supply layer disposed between the first hydrogen supply layer and the hydrogen blocking layer and having a third hydrogen concentration higher than the second hydrogen concentration.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the second hydrogen supply layer comprises an oxygen vacancy.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the second hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride, and the hydrogen blocking layer comprises nitride.

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

an interconnection structure disposed between the gate structure and the first hydrogen supply layer.

7 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate structure comprising insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked;

a channel structure extending through the gate structure and comprising a channel layer and a memory layer surrounding the channel layer;

a first hydrogen supply layer disposed over the gate structure and having a first hydrogen concentration;

a hydrogen blocking layer disposed on the first hydrogen supply layer and having a second hydrogen concentration lower than the first hydrogen concentration; and

a second hydrogen supply layer disposed between the first hydrogen supply layer and the hydrogen blocking layer and having a third hydrogen concentration higher than the second hydrogen concentration.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first hydrogen supply layer and the second hydrogen supply layer comprises an oxygen vacancy.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the first hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride, the second hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride, and the hydrogen blocking layer comprises nitride.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 7 , further comprising:

an interconnection structure disposed between the gate structure and the first hydrogen supply layer.

11 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate structure comprising insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked;

a plurality of channel structures passing through the gate structure and comprising a channel layer and a memory layer surrounding the channel layer;

a first hydrogen supply layer disposed over the gate structure, having a first hydrogen concentration, and comprising an oxygen vacancy; and

a second hydrogen supply layer disposed on the first hydrogen supply layer,

wherein the second hydrogen supply layer comprises an oxygen vacancy.

12 . The semiconductor device of 11 , further comprising:

a hydrogen blocking layer disposed on the first hydrogen supply layer and having a second hydrogen concentration lower than the first hydrogen concentration.

13 . The semiconductor device of 12 , wherein the second hydrogen supply layer having a third hydrogen concentration higher than the second hydrogen concentration.

14 . The semiconductor device of 12 , wherein the first hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride, the second hydrogen supply layer comprises oxide or nitride, and the hydrogen blocking layer comprises nitride.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: KIM, HYUN SUB; KIM, SUN WOO; BIN, JIN HO
To: SK HYNIX INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0114110 · Sep 8, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240090218A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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