Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080265304 | Nonvolatile semiconductor device including a floating gate, method of manufacturing the same and associated systems - A memory device includes a first floating gate electrode on a substrate between adjacent isolation layers in the substrate, at least a portion of the first floating gate protruding above a portion of the adjacent isolation layers, a second floating gate electrode, electrically connected to the first floating gate electrode, on at least one of the adjacent isolation layers, a dielectric layer over the first and second floating gate electrodes, and a control gate over the dielectric layer and the first and second floating gate electrodes. | 10-30-2008 |
20090230456 | Semiconductor device - A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first area and a second area, a first transistor in the first area, a second transistor in the second area, an isolation layer between the first area and the second area, and at least one buried shield structure on the isolation layer. | 09-17-2009 |
20090302472 | Non-volatile memory devices including shared bit lines and methods of fabricating the same - Provided are non-volatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same, including improved bit line and contact formation that may reduce resistance and parasitic capacitance, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and improving device performance. The non-volatile memory devices may include a substrate; a plurality of field regions formed on the substrate, each of the field regions including a homogeneous first field and a second field that is divided into two sub regions via a bridge region; an active region formed on the substrate and defined as having a string structure by the field regions, where at least two strings may be connected via one of the bridge regions; and a plurality of shared bit lines may be formed on the field regions and connected to the active region via bit line contacts, where the bit line contacts may be direct contacts. | 12-10-2009 |
20100008152 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DRIVING TRANSISTORS - A semiconductor device includes a driving active region defined in a substrate and at least three driving transistors disposed at the driving active region. The driving transistors share one common source/drain, and each of the driving transistors includes individual source/drains being independent from each other. The common source/drain and the individual source/drains are disposed in the driving active region. | 01-14-2010 |
20100130018 | Synchronous pulse plasma etching equipment and method of fabricating a semiconductor device - Synchronous pulse plasma etching equipment includes a first electrode and one or more second electrodes configured to generate plasma in a plasma etching chamber. A first radio frequency power output unit is configured to apply a first radio frequency power having a first frequency and a first duty ratio to the first electrode, and to output a control signal including information about a phase of the first radio frequency power. At least one second radio frequency power output unit is configured to apply a second radio frequency power having a second frequency and a second duty ratio to a corresponding second electrode among the second electrodes. The second radio frequency power output unit is configured to control the second radio frequency power to be synchronized with the first radio frequency power or to have a phase difference from the first radio frequency power in response to the control signal. | 05-27-2010 |
20100173469 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CHARGE TRAP-TYPE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES - Some methods are directed to manufacturing charge trap-type non-volatile memory devices. An isolation layer pattern can be formed that extends in a first direction in a substrate. A recess unit is formed in the substrate by recessing an exposed surface of the substrate adjacent to the isolation layer pattern. A tunnel insulating layer and a charge trap layer are sequentially formed on the substrate. The tunnel insulating layer and the charge trap layer are patterned to form an isolated island-shaped tunnel insulating layer pattern and an isolated island-shaped charge trap layer pattern by etching defined regions of the substrate, the isolation layer pattern, the tunnel insulating layer, and the charge trap layer until a top surface of the charge trap layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the recess unit is aligned with a top surface of the isolation layer pattern. A blocking insulating layer is formed that covers the charge trap layer pattern, the isolation layer pattern, and a defined region of the substrate interposed between the charge trap patterns. A gate electrode pattern is formed on the blocking insulating layer to face the charge trap layer pattern. This manufacturing process may reduce charge spreading between unit memory cells and/or may prevent/avoid reduction in the breakdown voltage of the blocking insulating layer. | 07-08-2010 |
20100237401 | GATE STRUCTURES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - Gate structures of semiconductor devices and methods of forming gate structures of semiconductor devices are provided. A first insulating pattern may be disposed on an active region of a semiconductor substrate. A data storage pattern may be disposed on the first insulating pattern. A second insulating pattern may be disposed on the data storage pattern and may contact the data storage pattern. A first conductive pattern may conform to the second insulating pattern and to sidewalls of a mold comprising the second insulating pattern. A second conductive pattern may be disposed within a cavity defined by the first conductive pattern. Spacers may be formed on sidewalls of at least one of the first insulating pattern, the data storage pattern, the second insulating pattern, and the conductive pattern. | 09-23-2010 |
20110156125 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A FLOATING GATE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - A memory device includes a first floating gate electrode on a substrate between adjacent isolation layers in the substrate, at least a portion of the first floating gate protruding above a portion of the adjacent isolation layers, a second floating gate electrode, electrically connected to the first floating gate electrode, on at least one of the adjacent isolation layers, a dielectric layer over the first and second floating gate electrodes, and a control gate over the dielectric layer and the first and second floating gate electrodes. | 06-30-2011 |
20120007165 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of gate structures, a first insulating interlayer pattern, and a second insulation layer pattern. The substrate has an active region and a field region, each of the active region and the field region extends in a first direction, and the active region and the field region are alternately and repeatedly arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The gate structures are spaced apart from each other in the first direction, each of the gate structures extends in the second direction. The first insulation layer pattern is formed on a portion of a sidewall of each gate structure. The second insulation layer pattern covers the gate structures and the first insulation layer pattern, and has an air tunnel between the gate structures, the air tunnel extending in the second direction. | 01-12-2012 |
20120015496 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first area and a second area, a first transistor in the first area, a second transistor in the second area, an isolation layer between the first area and the second area, and at least one buried shield structure on the isolation layer. | 01-19-2012 |
20120276729 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING SHARED BIT LINES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are non-volatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same, including improved bit line and contact formation that may reduce resistance and parasitic capacitance, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and improving device performance. The non-volatile memory devices may include a substrate; a plurality of field regions formed on the substrate, each of the field regions including a homogeneous first field and a second field that is divided into two sub regions via a bridge region; an active region formed on the substrate and defined as having a string structure by the field regions, where at least two strings may be connected via one of the bridge regions; and a plurality of shared bit lines may be formed on the field regions and connected to the active region via bit line contacts, where the bit line contacts may be direct contacts. | 11-01-2012 |