Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device may include a single substrate that includes a single chip, and a plurality of memory cells spaced apart from one another on the substrate and having different structures. Manufacturing the IC device may include forming a plurality of first word lines in a first region of the substrate, and forming a plurality of second word lines in or on a second region of the substrate. Capacitors may be formed on the first word lines. Source lines may be formed on the second word lines. An insulation layer that covers the plurality of capacitors and the plurality of source lines may be formed in the first region and the second region. A variable resistance structure may be formed at a location spaced apart from an upper surface of the substrate by a first vertical distance, in the second region.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes preparing a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region having different active region densities, forming cell trenches for limiting cell active regions in the cell region so that the cell active regions are formed to be spaced apart by a first width in a first direction and by a second width in a second direction, forming peripheral trenches for limiting a peripheral active region in the peripheral region, and forming, in the cell trenches, a first insulating layer continuously extending in the first and second directions and contacting sidewalls of the cell active regions, and having a thickness equal to or greater than half of the first width and less than half of the second width.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell array region including a cell active region. An insulating pattern is on the substrate. The insulating pattern includes a direct contact hole which exposes the cell active region and extends into the cell active region. A direct contact conductive pattern is in the direct contact hole and is connected to the cell active region. A bit line is on the insulating pattern. The bit line is connected to the direct contact conductive pattern and extends in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the insulating pattern. The insulating pattern includes a first insulating pattern including a non-metal-based dielectric material and a second insulating pattern on the first insulating pattern. The second insulating pattern includes a metal-based dielectric material having a higher dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of the first insulating pattern.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include a support pattern over a substrate, a lower electrode pattern and a dielectric structure over the substrate, and an upper electrode structure on the dielectric structure. The support pattern may include a first support structure extending in a vertical direction. The lower electrode pattern may be between the support pattern and the dielectric structure. The lower electrode pattern may include a first group of N (e.g., an integer of 4 or more) lower electrodes that are spaced apart from each other and may extend in the vertical direction to a first level above the substrate. The dielectric structure may include a first dielectric protrusion that extends in the vertical direction and surrounds the first support structure and the first group of N lower electrodes. The upper electrode structure may include a first upper electrode protrusion that surrounds the first dielectric protrusion.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an example embodiment of the present inventive concept may include: a plurality of lower electrodes located on a substrate and spaced apart from one another; and an etch stop pattern located on the substrate and surrounding at least a part of each of the plurality of lower electrodes, in which the etch stop pattern includes: a first etch stop pattern including carbon; and a second etch stop pattern located on the first etch stop pattern and including a material different from a material of the first etch stop pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of conductive structures arranged on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first direction, in which each of the plurality of conductive structures extends in the first direction. A plurality of contact structures are arranged between the conductive structures in an alternating arrangement and spaced apart from each other in the first direction. A plurality of insulation structures are arranged in a space between the conductive structures and between the contact structures. A plurality of air spacers are arranged between the alternating arrangement of the plurality of conductive structures and the plurality of contact structures, respectively and spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include a pair of line structures. Each line structure may include a pair of conductive lines extending over a substrate in a first horizontal direction and a pair of insulating capping patterns respectively covering the pair of conductive lines. The integrated circuit device may include a conductive plug between the pair of line structures and a metal silicide film contacting a top surface of the conductive plug between the pair of insulating capping patterns. The conductive plug may have a first width between the pair of conductive lines and a second width between the pair of insulating capping patterns, in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, where the second width is greater than the first width.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a trench, a bit line in the trench, a first spacer extending along the trench and at least a portion of a side surface of the bit line and in contact with the bit line, and a second spacer disposed within the trench on the first spacer. The bit line is narrower than the trench, and the first spacer includes silicon oxide. A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a trench in a substrate, forming a bit line within the first trench of width less than that of the first trench, and forming a first spacer that lines a portion of the trench and includes silicon oxide in contact with at least a portion of a side surface of the bit line, and forming a second spacer over the first spacer in the trench.

Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, an insulating pattern on the substrate, a second electrode on an upper end of the insulating pattern, a two-dimensional (2D) material layer on a side surface of the insulating pattern, a gate insulating layer covering the 2D material layer, and a gate electrode contacting the gate insulting layer. The insulating pattern extends from the first electrode in a direction substantially vertical to the substrate. The 2D material layer includes at least one atomic layer of a 2D material that is substantially parallel to the side surface of the insulating pattern.

Abstract: A device including a two-dimensional (2D) material includes a substrate including a recess recessed from a main surface of the substrate and extending in a first direction, a 2D material pattern on the substrate and intersecting with the recess of the substrate, a gate structure contacting the 2D material pattern and extending in the first direction along the recess of the substrate, a first electrode contacting a first end of the 2D material pattern, and a second electrode contacting a second end of the 2D material pattern. The 2D material pattern extends in a second direction and includes atomic layers that are parallel to a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a two-dimensional (2D) material includes forming a transition metal oxide pattern on a substrate and forming a transition metal dichalcogenide layer on a top surface and a side surface of a residual portion of the transition metal oxide pattern. The forming the transition metal dichalcogenide layer may include replacing a surface portion of the transition metal oxide pattern with the transition metal dichalcogenide layer. The transition metal dichalcogenide layer includes at least one atomic layer that is substantially parallel to a surface of the residual portion of the transition metal oxide pattern.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a two-dimensional (2D) material includes forming an amorphous transition metal oxide structure on a substrate and replacing the amorphous transition metal oxide structure by a transition metal dichalcogenide structure. The transition metal dichalcogenide structure includes atomic layers, that are substantially parallel to a surface of the transition metal dichalcogenide structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell active region and a peripheral active region, a direct contact arranged on a cell insulating pattern formed on the substrate and connected to the cell active region, a bit line structure including a thin conductive pattern, contacting a top surface of the direct contact and extending in one direction, and a peripheral gate structure in the peripheral active region. The peripheral gate structure include a stacked structure of a peripheral gate insulating pattern and a peripheral gate conductive pattern, the thin conductive pattern includes a first material and the peripheral gate conductive pattern include the first material, and a level of an upper surface of the thin conductive pattern is lower than a level of an upper surface of the peripheral gate conductive pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell active region and a peripheral active region, a direct contact arranged on a cell insulating pattern formed on the substrate and connected to the cell active region, a bit line structure including a thin conductive pattern, contacting a top surface of the direct contact and extending in one direction, and a peripheral gate structure in the peripheral active region. The peripheral gate structure include a stacked structure of a peripheral gate insulating pattern and a peripheral gate conductive pattern, the thin conductive pattern includes a first material and the peripheral gate conductive pattern include the first material, and a level of an upper surface of the thin conductive pattern is lower than a level of an upper surface of the peripheral gate conductive pattern.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device may include a single substrate that includes a single chip, and a plurality of memory cells spaced apart from one another on the substrate and having different structures. Manufacturing the IC device may include forming a plurality of first word lines in a first region of the substrate, and forming a plurality of second word lines in or on a second region of the substrate. Capacitors may be formed on the first word lines. Source lines may be formed on the second word lines. An insulation layer that covers the plurality of capacitors and the plurality of source lines may be formed in the first region and the second region. A variable resistance structure may be formed at a location spaced apart from an upper surface of the substrate by a first vertical distance, in the second region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell array region including a cell active region. An insulating pattern is on the substrate. The insulating pattern includes a direct contact hole which exposes the cell active region and extends into the cell active region. A direct contact conductive pattern is in the direct contact hole and is connected to the cell active region. A bit line is on the insulating pattern. The bit line is connected to the direct contact conductive pattern and extends in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the insulating pattern. The insulating pattern includes a first insulating pattern including a non-metal-based dielectric material and a second insulating pattern on the first insulating pattern. The second insulating pattern includes a metal-based dielectric material having a higher dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of the first insulating pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a plurality of active areas. A conductive pattern is in contact with an active area. First and second conductive line structures face first and second side walls of the conductive pattern. An air spacer is disposed between the first and second side walls. The first and second conductive line structures include a conductive line and a conductive line mask layer. The conductive line mask layer includes a lower portion having a first width and an upper portion having a second width narrower than the first width. The air spacer includes a first air spacer disposed on a side wall of the lower portion of the conductive line mask layer and a second air spacer disposed on a side wall of the upper portion of the conductive line mask layer. The second air spacer is connected with the first air spacer.

Abstract: A method of forming a pattern includes forming a first level pattern layer on a feature layer on a substrate. The first level pattern layer includes a plurality of first line patterns and a plurality of first space burying patterns. The first line patterns extend parallel to one another in a first direction and the first space burying patterns extend parallel to one another in the first direction with first line patterns alternately disposed with first space burying patterns A portion of the plurality of first space burying patterns may be removed to form a second direction pattern space extending intermittently or continuously in the first level pattern layer. A second burying layer filling the second direction pattern space may be formed to form a network structure pattern. The feature layer may be etched with the network structure pattern as an etch mask to form a pattern of holes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming bit line structures spaced apart from each other by first groove disposed in first direction, extending in first direction, and spaced apart from each other in second direction perpendicular to first direction, on substrate in which word line is buried; forming multilayer spacer on both sidewalls of bit line structure; forming sacrificial layer to fill first groove; forming second grooves spaced apart from each other in first direction and second direction, by patterning sacrificial layer; etching outermost spacer of multilayer spacer located in second groove; forming first supplementary spacer in second groove; forming insulating layer to fill second groove; and forming third grooves spaced apart from each other in first direction and second direction, on both sides of first supplementary spacer, by removing sacrificial layer and insulating layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes forming isolated contact filling portions and an etch control portion, the isolated contact filling portions filling contact holes defined in a support layer and are spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the etch control layer surrounding the isolated contact filling portions, forming an interconnection layer on the isolated contact filling portions and the etch control portion, and forming interconnection patterns by photo-etching the interconnection layer, the isolated contact patterns, and the etch control portion, the interconnection patterns being relatively narrow in the first direction and relatively wide in the second direction.