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Semiconductor device having a diverse shaped columnar portion

US9893080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 11, 2016
Grant dateFeb 13, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/117

Abstract

A surface area of a transverse cross section of an upper portion of a columnar portion is greater than a surface area of a transverse cross section of a lower portion of the columnar portion. A configuration of the transverse cross section of the upper portion is a triangle or a pseudo-triangle having three corners, or a quadrilateral or a pseudo-quadrilateral having four corners. A configuration of the transverse cross section of the lower portion is substantially a circle. The upper portion of the columnar portion is adjacent to an upper layer portion of a stacked body including a control gate of an uppermost layer of control gates. The lower portion of the columnar portion is adjacent to a lower layer portion of the stacked body including a control gate of a lowermost layer of the control gates.

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