Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stack structure having a plurality of interlayer insulation layers and a plurality of gate electrode layers which are alternately stacked on a substrate, a ferroelectric insulation layer and a channel layer sequentially stacked on a sidewall of a trench that penetrates the stack structure, and a capping oxide pattern disposed between the ferroelectric insulation layer and each of the plurality of interlayer insulation layers. The capping oxide pattern and the ferroelectric insulation layer include the same metal oxide material.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a gate electrode structure disposed on the substrate, a gate dielectric layer covering at least a portion of a sidewall surface of the gate electrode structure on the substrate, a channel layer and a resistance change structure that are sequentially disposed on the gate dielectric layer, and a plurality of bit line structures disposed inside the resistance change structure.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a source electrode structure disposed on the substrate, a channel structure disposed to be contact a sidewall surface of the source electrode structure, a resistance change memory layer disposed on a sidewall surface of the channel structure, a drain electrode structure disposed to contact the resistance change memory layer, a plurality of gate dielectric structures extending in the first direction and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and a plurality of gate electrode structures disposed to extend in the first direction in the plurality of the gate dielectric structure.

Abstract: A vertical memory device according to an aspect includes a substrate, a first gate electrode structure disposed on the substrate and a second gate electrode structure spaced apart from the first gate electrode structure in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate, a channel contact electrode layer disposed between the first gate electrode structure and the second gate electrode structure, and a channel layer extending along the first direction and in contact with the channel contact electrode layers and the first and the second gate electrode structures.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a ferroelectric memory element includes a first electrode layer, a ferroelectric structure disposed on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on the ferroelectric structure. The ferroelectric structure includes a ferroelectric material layer having a concentration gradient of a dopant.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a channel layer, a first ferroelectric layer disposed on the channel layer, a ferroelectric induction layer disposed on the first ferroelectric layer, the ferroelectric induction layer including an insulator, a second ferroelectric layer disposed on the ferroelectric induction layer, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the second ferroelectric layer.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a channel layer, a gate dielectric layer structure disposed on the channel layer, a ferroelectric layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer structure, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the ferroelectric layer. The gate dielectric layer structure has a positive capacitance. The ferroelectric layer has a negative capacitance. The gate dielectric layer structure includes a charge tunneling layer, a charge trap layer and a charge barrier layer disposed on the channel layer.

Abstract: A ferroelectric semiconductor device of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a ferroelectric layer disposed on the substrate, an electric field control layer that is disposed on the ferroelectric layer and has a predetermined internal electric field formed without the application of an external electric power to alter the magnitude of a coercive electric field of the ferroelectric layer, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the electric field control layer.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device according to one embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a fin structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate and having a trench, the trench having a bottom surface and a sidewall surface; a ferroelectric layer disposed on the bottom surface and the sidewall surface of the trench; a plurality of resistor layers stacked vertically in the trench, each resistor layer of the plurality of resistor layers having a different electrical resistance; and a gate electrode layer electrically connected to the each resistor layer in the plurality of resistor layers. The plurality of resistor layers are disposed between the gate electrode layer and the ferroelectric layer.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a stacked structure including interlayer insulating layers and interlayer sacrificial layers that are alternately stacked is formed on a substrate. A trench is formed passing through the stacked structure on the substrate. A crystalline liner insulating layer is formed on a sidewall of the trench. A ferroelectric insulating layer and a channel layer are formed on the crystalline liner insulating layer. The interlayer sacrificial layers and the crystalline liner insulating layer are selectively removed to form a recess selectively exposing the ferroelectric insulating layer. The recess is filled with a conductive layer to form an electrode layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer structure disposed on the first electrode and having a ferroelectric layer and a non-ferroelectric layer, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric structure. The ferroelectric layer has positive and negative coercive electric fields having different absolute values. The dielectric structure has a non-ferroelectric property.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a ferroelectric memory device according to one embodiment. In the method, a substrate is prepared. An interfacial insulating layer is formed on the substrate. A ferroelectric material layer is formed on the interfacial insulating layer. An interfacial oxide layer including a first metal element is formed on the ferroelectric material layer. A gate electrode layer including a second metal element is formed on the interfacial oxide layer. The ferroelectric material layer and the interfacial oxide layer are subjected to a crystallization heat treatment to form a ferroelectric layer and a ferroelectric interfacial layer. The interfacial oxide layer reacts with the gate electrode layer so that the ferroelectric interfacial layer includes the first and second metal elements.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment includes a first electrode layer, a first barrier layer, a resistive memory layer, a second barrier layer and a second electrode layer that are sequentially disposed. The resistive memory layer comprises a Mott material, the Mott material having a resistivity that varies depending on an externally applied electric field.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a ferroelectric memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first ferroelectric memory cell transistor of NMOS type disposed in a first region of the semiconductor substrate, and a second ferroelectric memory cell transistor of PMOS type disposed in a second region adjacent to the first region of the semiconductor substrate. A first gate electrode layer of the first ferroelectric memory cell transistor and a second gate electrode layer of the second ferroelectric memory cell transistor are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a ferroelectric device, a substrate is provided. A ferroelectric material film is formed over the substrate. A crystallization seed film is formed over the ferroelectric material film. The ferroelectric material film is heat-treated to covert the ferroelectric material film into a crystalline ferroelectric film. The crystallization seed film is removed to expose the crystalline ferroelectric film. An electrode film is formed over the ferroelectric film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stack structure having a plurality of interlayer insulation layers and a plurality of gate electrode layers which are alternately stacked on a substrate, a ferroelectric insulation layer and a channel layer sequentially stacked on a sidewall of a trench that penetrates the stack structure, and a capping oxide pattern disposed between the ferroelectric insulation layer and each of the plurality of interlayer insulation layers. The capping oxide pattern and the ferroelectric insulation layer include the same metal oxide material.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device includes a substrate having a source region and a drain region, a first ferroelectric material layer and a second ferroelectric material layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the second ferroelectric material layer. The second ferroelectric material layer has an oxygen vacancy concentration different from that of the first ferroelectric material layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stack structure having a plurality of interlayer insulation layers and a plurality of gate electrode layers which are alternately stacked on a substrate, a ferroelectric insulation layer and a channel layer sequentially stacked on a sidewall of a trench that penetrates the stack structure, and a capping oxide pattern disposed between the ferroelectric insulation layer and each of the plurality of interlayer insulation layers. The capping oxide pattern and the ferroelectric insulation layer include the same metal oxide material.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device according to an embodiment includes a base conduction layer, a channel layer extending in a vertical direction from the base conduction layer, a ferroelectric layer disposed on the channel layer, a plurality of ferroelectric memory cell transistor stacked in a vertical direction on the base conduction layer, a control transistor disposed over the plurality of ferroelectric memory cell transistors, and a bit line pattern electrically connected to the channel layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer structure disposed on the first electrode and having a ferroelectric layer and a non-ferroelectric layer, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric structure. The ferroelectric layer has positive and negative coercive electric fields having different absolute values. The dielectric structure has a non-ferroelectric property.