A semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes first and second diffusion regions in a substrate, a first gate insulating film over the substrate, a first gate electrode over the first gate insulating film; first and second silicide layers on the first and second diffusion regions, respectively; and a first gate silicide layer on the first gate electrode. The second transistor includes third and fourth diffusion regions in the substrate; a second gate insulating film over the substrate; a second gate electrode over the second gate insulating film; and a second gate silicide layer on the second gate electrode. The second gate insulating film is thicker than the first gate insulating film, and at least a part of the third diffusion region and at least a part of the fourth diffusion region are covered by the second gate insulating film.

A semiconductor device includes; gate layers stacked on a substrate, a channel layer extending through the gate layers, a string select gate layer disposed on the channel layer and a string select channel layer extending through the string select gate layer to contact the channel layer. The string select channel layer includes a first portion below the string select gate layer including a first protruding region, a second portion extending through the string select gate layer, and a third portion above the string select gate layer including a second protruding region.

A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure disposed on a substrate. The stacked structure includes a plurality of insulation layers and a plurality of electrode layers alternately stacked in a third direction intersecting with first and second directions. A plurality of channel structures extends through the stacked structure in the third direction. A first wiring group includes a plurality of first horizontal wirings disposed on the stacked structure that are arranged in the first direction and extends in the second direction. A second wiring group includes a plurality of second horizontal wirings disposed on the stacked structure that are arranged in the first direction and extends in the second direction. Each of the plurality of first and second horizontal wirings are connected to corresponding one of the plurality of channel structures. A first line identifier is disposed between the first wiring group and the second wiring group.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a lower structure on the substrate, the lower structure including a first wiring structure, a second wiring structure, and a lower insulating structure covering the first and second wiring structures, a first pattern layer including a plate portion and a via portion, the plate portion being on the lower insulating structure and the via portion extending into the lower insulating structure from a lower portion of the plate portion and overlapping the first wiring structure, a graphene-like carbon material layer in contact with the via portion and the first wiring structure between the via portion and the first wiring structure, gate layers stacked in a vertical direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate and spaced apart from each other on the first pattern layer, and a memory vertical structure penetrating through the gate layers in the vertical direction.

A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal silicon layer and a plurality of first transistors, the plurality of first transistors each including a single crystal channel; a first metal layer overlaying the plurality of first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; a second level is disposed above the third metal layer, where the second level includes a plurality of second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed above the second level; and a connective path between the fourth metal layer and either the third metal layer or the second metal layer, where the connective path includes a via disposed through the second level, where the via has a diameter of less than 800 nm and greater than 5 nm, and where at least one of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate.

According to one embodiment, the array chip includes a three-dimensionally disposed plurality of memory cells and a memory-side interconnection layer connected to the memory cells. The circuit chip includes a substrate, a control circuit provided on the substrate, and a circuit-side interconnection layer provided on the control circuit and connected to the control circuit. The circuit chip is stuck to the array chip with the circuit-side interconnection layer facing to the memory-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is provided between the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is bonded to the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer.

Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices have a hydrogen blocking layer and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a method for form a 3D memory device is disclosed. An array of NAND memory strings each extending vertically above a first substrate are formed. A plurality of logic process-compatible devices are formed on a second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are bonded in a face-to-face manner. The logic process-compatible devices are above the array of NAND memory strings after the bonding. The second substrate is thinned to form a semiconductor layer above and in contact with the logic process-compatible devices.

A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a source line, word lines, a pillar, an outer peripheral conductive layer, a lower layer conductive layer, and a first contact. The substrate includes a core region and a first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is provided to surround the core region in the first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is included in a first layer. The lower layer conductive layer is provided in the first region. The first contact is provided on the lower layer conductive layer to surround the core region in the first region. An upper end of the first contact is included in the first layer. The first contact is electrically connected to the outer peripheral conductive layer.

A semiconductor memory device includes a first and second substrates; and a first and second element layers respectively provided on an upper surface of the first and the second substrates. The first and second substrates respectively include a first and second vias. The first and second element layers respectively includes a first and second pads respectively electrically coupled to the first and second vias, and respectively provided on an upper surface of the first and second element layers. The upper surface of the second element layer is arranged so as to be opposed to the upper surface of the first element layer. The first and second pads are electrically coupled and symmetrically arranged with respect to a surface where the first and second element layers are opposed to each other.

A control gate electrode and a memory gate electrode of a memory cell of a non-volatile memory are formed in a memory cell region of a semiconductor substrate, and a dummy gate electrode is formed in a peripheral circuit region. Then, n.sup.+-type semiconductor regions for a source or a drain of the memory cell are formed in the memory cell region and n.sup.+-type semiconductor regions for a source or a drain of MISFET are formed in the peripheral circuit region. Then, a metal silicide layer is formed over the n.sup.+-type semiconductor regions but the metal silicide layer is not formed over the control gate electrode, the memory gate electrode, and the gate electrode. Subsequently, the gate electrode is removed and replaced with the gate electrode for MISFET, Then, after removing the gate electrode and replacing it with a gate electrode for MISFET, a metal silicide layer is formed over the memory gate electrode and the control gate electrode.