Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device
AssigneeSK hynix Inc.
InventorsNam Kuk Kim, Nam Jae Lee
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Abstract
A semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a doped semiconductor pattern including a body portion and a first protrusion protruding from the body portion in a first direction, a first channel pattern disposed on a top surface of the first protrusion and extending in the first direction, a first memory pattern surrounding a sidewall of the first channel pattern and extending on a sidewall of the first protrusion, and interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns alternately stacked on each other in the first direction.
Claims9
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising:
- forming a lower stack structure including a first semiconductor layer and a sacrificial layer which is disposed over the first semiconductor layer;
- forming a channel layer extending from an inside of the first semiconductor layer to pass through the sacrificial layer and having a sidewall and a bottom surface covered by a memory layer, wherein the channel layer protrudes farther than the lower stack structure;
- forming a gate stack structure on the lower stack structure to surround the channel layer;
- removing the sacrificial layer to expose a part of the memory layer between the gate stack structure and the first semiconductor layer;
- removing the part of the memory layer to separate the memory layer into a first memory pattern between the gate stack structure and the channel layer and a second memory pattern between the first semiconductor layer and the channel layer;
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- replacing a part of the channel layer exposed between the first memory pattern and the second memory pattern by a doped semiconductor pattern.
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