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Semiconductor device and electronic system

US12058866B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2021
Grant dateAug 6, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B43/40
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a lower structure including a peripheral circuit, a lower insulating structure covering the peripheral circuit, and a pattern structure on the lower insulating structure; a stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and horizontal layers alternately stacked on the lower structure, wherein the horizontal layers include gate horizontal layers in a gate region of the stack structure and first insulating horizontal layers in a first insulating region of the stack structure; a memory vertical structure including a portion penetrating the gate horizontal layers; dummy vertical structures including a portion penetrating the gate horizontal layers; a first peripheral contact plug including a portion penetrating the first insulating region; and gate contact plugs on gate pads of the gate horizontal layers, wherein upper surface of the gate contact plugs and the first peripheral contact plugs are coplanar with each other, wherein the memory vertical structure and the dummy vertical structure are contacting the pattern structure, and wherein at least one of the dummy vertical structures extend further into the pattern structure than the memory verti…

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