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US 8,063,438 · App. 12/380,565 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Vertical-type semiconductor devices

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,063,438
App. No.
12/380,565
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a vertical-type memory device and a method of manufacturing the vertical-type memory device, the vertical memory device includes an insulation layer pattern of a linear shape provided on a substrate, pillar-shaped single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on both sidewalls of the insulation layer pattern and transistors provided on a sidewall of each of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns. The transistors are arranged in a vertical direction of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, and thus the memory device may be highly integrated.

Claims (26)

1. A vertical-type non-volatile memory device, comprising:

an insulation layer pattern provided on a substrate, the insulation layer pattern having a linear shape that extends in a first direction on the substrate;

single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on the substrate to make contact with a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall of the insulation layer pattern, each of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns being separated by the insulation layer pattern, the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns having a pillar shape that extends in a vertical direction relative to the substrate;

a tunnel oxide layer making contact with at least a portion of a sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, the contact portions of the tunnel oxide layer being spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction by a predetermined distance;

a charge-trapping layer and a blocking dielectric layer provided on the tunnel oxide layer;

control gate patterns provided on the blocking dielectric layer to face the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, the control gate patterns having a linear shape, wherein a plurality of the control gate patterns are spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance and are stacked in a multilayered structure; and

a plurality of the insulation interlayer patterns provided in a gap between upper and lower layers of the control gate patterns, making contact with the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns,

wherein the tunnel oxide layer is conformally formed on the profile of the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, and upper and bottom surfaces of the insulation interlayer patterns.

2. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 1 , wherein the charge-trapping layer and blocking dielectric layer in each of the layer are conformally formed on the profile of the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, and upper and bottom surfaces of the insulation interlayer patterns.

3. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 1 , wherein the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns comprises single-crystalline silicon.

4. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 1 , wherein the sum of a line width of the insulation layer pattern and line widths of two single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on both sides of the insulation layer pattern is substantially the same as the critical dimensions of a trench to be formed through a photolithography process.

5. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 1 , further comprising a metal silicide pattern provided on a surface of the control gate patterns to face the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns.

6. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 5 , wherein the metal silicide pattern comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt silicide, nickel silicide and palladium silicide.

7. A vertical-type non-volatile memory device, comprising:

an insulation layer pattern provided on a substrate, the insulation layer pattern having a linear shape that extends in a first direction on the substrate;

single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on the substrate to make contact with a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall of the insulation layer pattern, the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns being separated by the insulation layer pattern, the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns having a pillar shape that extends in a vertical direction relative to the substrate;

a tunnel oxide layer making contact with at least a portion of a sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, the contact portions of the tunnel oxide layer being spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction by a predetermined distance;

a charge-trapping layer and a blocking dielectric layer provided on the tunnel oxide layer;

control gate patterns provided on the blocking dielectric layer to face the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, the control gate patterns having a linear shape, wherein a plurality of the control gate patterns are spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance and are stacked in a multilayered structure; and

a plurality of the insulation interlayer patterns provided in a gap between upper and lower layers of the control gate patterns, making contact with the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns,

wherein the charge-trapping layer and blocking dielectric layer in each of the layer are conformally formed on the profile of the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, and upper and bottom surfaces of the insulation interlayer patterns.

8. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 7 , wherein the tunnel oxide layer is conformally formed on the profile of the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns, and upper and bottom surfaces of the insulation interlayer patterns.

9. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 7 , wherein the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns comprises single-crystalline silicon.

10. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 7 , wherein the sum of a line width of the insulation layer pattern and line widths of two single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on both sides of the insulation layer pattern is substantially the same as the critical dimensions of the trench to be formed through a photolithography process.

11. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 7 , further comprising a metal silicide pattern provided on a surface of the control gate patterns to face the sidewall of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns.

12. The vertical-type non-volatile memory device of claim 11 , wherein the metal silicide pattern comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt silicide, nickel silicide and palladium silicide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2009
From: SON, YONG-HOON; LEE, JONG-WOOK; KANG, JONG-HYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022829/0509 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2008-0018980 · Feb 29, 2008 · national
KR 10-2008-0096030 · Sep 30, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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