Method for manufacturing semiconductor memory device and semiconductor memory device

US9111963B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9111963-B2
Application numberUS-201313971139-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 20, 2013
Priority dateMar 25, 2013
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a plurality of pillars and a plurality of sidewall films on a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers. The pillars are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction at different pitches in the first direction and the second direction. The sidewall films are provided on outer circumferential surfaces of the pillars to extend in the first direction to be linked in the first direction and separated in the second direction. The method includes making a slit to divide the stacked body in the second direction by etching the stacked body under a region between the sidewall films adjacent to each other in the second direction using the pillars and the sidewall films as a mask.

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What is claimed is: 1. A semiconductor memory device, comprising: a substrate; a stacked body provided on the substrate, the stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers; an insulating separation film extending in a first direction to divide the stacked body in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the insulating separation film having a side wall having an unevenness repeated along the first di…

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What does patent US9111963B2 cover?
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a plurality of pillars and a plurality of sidewall films on a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers. The pillars are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction at different pit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10D30/0413. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).