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Semiconductor storage device

US8378425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 2010
Grant dateFeb 19, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6728

Abstract

It is intended to achieve a sufficiently-small SRAM cell area and a stable operation margin in a CMOS 6T-SRAM comprising a vertical transistor SGT. In a static type memory cell made up using six MOS transistors, each of the MOS transistor constituting the memory cell is formed on a planar silicon layer formed on a buried oxide film, to have a structure where a drain, a gate and a source are arranged in a vertical direction, wherein the gate is formed to surround a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer. The planar silicon layer comprises a first active region having a first conductive type, and a second active region having a second conductive type. The first and second active regions are connected to each other through a silicide layer formed in a surface of the planar silicon layer to achieve an SRAM cell having a sufficiently-small area.

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