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Vertical memory devices with reduced gate electrode coupling and methods of manufacturing the same

US11393841B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2020
Grant dateJul 19, 2022
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/693

Abstract

Example embodiments disclose a vertical memory device and method of manufacturing the same. The device may include a plurality of gate electrodes and a plurality of insulation patterns and a channel that penetrates a first gate electrode and a first insulation pattern. The device may have a charge storage structure including a tunnel insulation pattern, a charge trapping pattern, and a blocking pattern that are sequentially stacked from an outer sidewall of a channel. The device may have a buried pattern structure that is surrounded by the tunnel insulation pattern and the charge trapping pattern. The charge trapping pattern may include a first vertically sloped portion having a first thickness in the horizontal direction and a second vertically sloped portion having a second thickness in the horizontal direction, and the first thickness may be less than or equal to the second thickness.

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