Semiconductor device

US2025118357A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2025118357-A1
Application numberUS-202418892187-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateSep 20, 2024
Priority dateOct 6, 2023
Publication dateApr 10, 2025
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Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first transistor on the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer covering the first transistor, a second transistor on the interlayer insulating layer, and a storage node contact passing through the interlayer insulating layer, and connecting any one of source/drain electrodes of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor, wherein a first channel pattern of the first transistor may include an n-type oxide transistor, and a second channel pattern of the second transistor may include an p-type oxide transistor.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a first transistor on the substrate; an interlayer insulating layer covering the first transistor; a second transistor on the interlayer insulating layer; and a storage node contact passing through the interlayer insulating layer, and connecting any one of source/drain electrodes of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor, wherein: a first channel pattern of the first transistor includes an n-type oxide transistor; and a second channel pattern of the second transistor includes an p-type oxide transistor. 2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern vertically overlap each other. 3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor comprises a first gate electrode on the substrate, a first insulating layer on the first gate electrode, the first channel pattern on the first insulating layer, and first and second source/drain electrodes, wherein the first and second source/drain electrodes are spaced apart in a first direction parallel to the substrate. 4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second transistor comprises a second gate electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the second gate electrode, the second channel pattern on the second insulating layer, and third and fourth source/drain electrodes, wherein the third and fourth source/drain electrodes are spaced apart in the first direction. 5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode of the first transistor and the second gate electrode of the second transistor extend in a second direction parallel to the substrate and vertically crossing the first direction. 6 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the first and second source/drain electrodes are disposed on the first channel pattern and the first insulating layer. 7 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the second channel pattern is disposed on the third and fourth source/drain electrodes and the second insulating layer. 8 . The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the thickness of the second channel pattern is substantially uniform. 9 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the third and fourth source/drain electrodes are disposed on the second channel pattern and the second insulating layer. 10 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the storage node contact vertically overlaps the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern. 11 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second channel pattern comprises a chalcogenide material. 12 . A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a first gate electrode on the substrate; a first insulating layer on the first gate electrode; a first channel pattern and first and second source/drain electrodes on the first insulating layer; a first interlayer insulating layer on the first channel pattern and the first and second source/drain electrodes; a second gate electrode on the first interlayer insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the second gate electrode; a second channel pattern and third and fourth source/drain electrodes on the second insulating layer; and a storage node contact passing through the first interlayer insulating layer, and connecting the second source/drain electrode and the second gate electrode, wherein: the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode vertically overlap each other; the first source/drain electrode and the third source/drain electrode vertically overlap each other; the second source/drain electrode and the fourth source/drain electrode vertically overlap each other; and the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern vertically overlap each other. 13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein: the first channel pattern comprises an n-type oxide transistor; and the second channel pattern comprises a p-type oxide transistor. 14 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the second channel pattern comprises a chalcogenide material. 15 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein: the first and second source/drain electrodes are spaced apart in a first direction parallel to the substrate; and the third and fourth source/drain electrodes are spaced apart in the first direction. 16 . The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the first and second source/drain electrodes are disposed on the first channel pattern and the first insulating layer. 17 . The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the second channel pattern is disposed on the third and fourth source/drain electrodes and the second insulating layer. 18 . The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein the thickness of the second channel pattern is substantially uniform. 19 . The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the third and fourth source/drain electrodes are disposed on the second channel pattern and the second insulating layer. 20 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , further comprising a second interlayer insulating layer covering the third and fourth source/drain electrodes and the second channel pattern.

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  • Input/output [I/O] data management or control circuits, e.g. reading or writing circuits, I/O drivers or bit-line switches · CPC title

  • H10B12/33Primary

    the capacitor extending under the transistor · CPC title

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What does patent US2025118357A1 cover?
Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first transistor on the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer covering the first transistor, a second transistor on the interlayer insulating layer, and a storage node contact passing through the interlayer insulating layer, and connecting any one of source/drain electrodes of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Electronics & Telecommunications Res Inst
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11C11/4096. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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