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Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device having a first and second charge accumulation region

US7570516B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2007
Grant dateAug 4, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2216/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a sense amplifier and a decoder provided on a semiconductor substrate together with memory cells provided above the sense amplifier and the decoder. Each of the memory cells includes a channel region, in which current flows in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a charge accumulation region provided along the channel region, and an insulator film provided between the channel region and the charge accumulation region.

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