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Semiconductor device including partially enlarged channel hole

US10756107B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2018
Grant dateAug 25, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B43/35
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a lower stack structure on a substrate, an upper stack structure on the lower stack structure, and a channel structure in a channel hole formed through the upper stack structure and the lower stack structure. The channel hole includes a lower channel hole in the lower stack structure, an upper channel hole in the upper stack structure, and a partial extension portion adjacent to an interface between the lower stack structure and the upper stack structure. The partial extension portion is in fluid communication with the lower channel hole and the upper channel hole. A lateral width of the partial extension portion may be greater than a lateral width of the upper channel hole adjacent to the partial extension portion and greater than a lateral width of the upper channel hole adjacent to the partial extension portion.

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