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Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device

US9559111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 2015
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/513

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device and a method for fabricating the same, the device including insulating layers stacked on a substrate; horizontal structures between the insulating layers, the horizontal structures including gate electrodes, respectively; vertical structures penetrating the insulating layers and the horizontal structures, the vertical structures including semiconductor pillars, respectively; and epitaxial patterns, each of the epitaxial patterns being between the substrate and each of the vertical structures, wherein a minimum width of the epitaxial pattern is less than a width of a corresponding one of the vertical structures.

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