A magnetic storage element and an electronic apparatus having a reduced writing current while retaining a magnetism retention property of a storage layer. The magnetic storage element includes a spin orbit layer extending in one direction, a writing line that is electrically coupled to the spin orbit layer, and allows a current to flow in an extending direction of the spin orbit layer, a tunnel junction element including a storage layer, an insulator layer, and a magnetization fixed layer that are stacked in order on the spin orbit layer, and a non-magnetic layer having a film thickness of 2 nm or less, and disposed at any stack position between the spin orbit layer and the insulator layer.

To provide a semiconductor device having a thin-film BOX-SOI structure and capable of realizing a high-speed operation of a logic circuit and a stable operation of a memory circuit. A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor support substrate, an insulation layer having a thickness of at most 10 nm, and a semiconductor layer. In an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, a first field-effect transistor including a first gate electrode and constituting a logic circuit is formed. Further, in the upper surface of the semiconductor layer, a second field-effect transistor including a second gate electrode and constituting a memory circuit is formed. At least three well regions having different conductivity types are formed in the semiconductor support substrate. In the presence of the well regions, a region of the semiconductor support substrate below the first gate electrode and a region of the semiconductor support substrate below the second gate electrode are electrically separated from each other.

A first transistor, a second transistor, a capacitor, and first to third conductors are included. The first transistor includes a first gate, a source, and a drain. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third gate over the second gate, first and second low-resistance regions, and an oxide sandwiched between the second gate and the third gate. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator sandwiched therebetween. The first low-resistance region overlaps with the first gate. The first conductor is electrically connected to the first gate and is connected to a bottom surface of the first low-resistance region. The capacitor overlaps with the first low-resistance region. The second conductor is electrically connected to the drain. The third conductor overlaps with the second conductor and is connected to the second conductor and a side surface of the second low-resistance region.

Embodiments of semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a semiconductor device includes NAND memory cells and a first bonding layer including first bonding contacts. The semiconductor device also includes a second semiconductor structure including DRAM cells and a second bonding layer including second bonding contacts. The semiconductor device also includes a third semiconductor structure including a processor, SRAM cells, and a third bonding layer including third bonding contacts. The semiconductor device further includes a first bonding interface between the first and third bonding layers, and a second bonding interface between the second and third bonding layers. The first bonding contacts are in contact with a first set of the third bonding contacts at the first bonding interface. The second bonding contacts are in contact with a second set of the third bonding contacts at the second bonding interface. The first and second bonding interfaces are in a same plane.

A capacitor includes an electrode implemented in an electrode well of a substrate. The electrode well has a net N-type dopant concentration. The capacitor includes an electrode implemented in a conductive structure located above the substrate. The electrodes are separated by a dielectric layer located between the electrodes. A first tub region having a net P-type conductivity dopant concentration is located below and laterally surrounds the electrode well and a second tub region having a net N-type conductivity dopant concentration is located below and laterally surrounds the first tub region and the electrode well.

A capacitor includes an electrode implemented in an electrode well of a substrate. The electrode well has a net N-type dopant concentration. The capacitor includes an electrode implemented in a conductive structure located above the substrate. The electrodes are separated by a dielectric layer located between the electrodes. A first tub region having a net P-type conductivity dopant concentration is located below and laterally surrounds the electrode well and a second tub region having a net N-type conductivity dopant concentration is located below and laterally surrounds the first tub region and the electrode well.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a plurality of sub-word line drivers, each of the sub-word line drivers including a plurality of transistors, wherein at least one of the plurality of transistors has a buried gate structure positioned in the substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a plurality of sub-word line drivers, each of the sub-word line drivers including a plurality of transistors, wherein at least one of the plurality of transistors has a buried gate structure positioned in the substrate.

A semiconductor device according to some example embodiments includes a substrate, an insulating structure covering the substrate, a transistor between the substrate and the insulating structure, a via insulating layer extending through the insulating structure and the substrate, a plurality of via structures extending through the via insulating layer, a plurality of conductive structures respectively connected to the plurality of via structures, and a plurality of bumps respectively connected to the conductive structures.

A semiconductor device according to some example embodiments includes a substrate, an insulating structure covering the substrate, a transistor between the substrate and the insulating structure, a via insulating layer extending through the insulating structure and the substrate, a plurality of via structures extending through the via insulating layer, a plurality of conductive structures respectively connected to the plurality of via structures, and a plurality of bumps respectively connected to the conductive structures.