SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE
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1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:
- a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of pillars that extend in a first direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and
a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the first direction,wherein a surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
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Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
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1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:
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a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pillars that extend in a first direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the first direction, wherein a surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device having a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, said method comprising:
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forming a plurality of rows of holes that are evenly spaced apart from each other through the conducting layer and the insulating layer; disposing a plurality of pillars each containing a center pillar surrounded by an insulating film in the holes; forming a plurality of openings between each pair of pillars in alternating rows; and filling the openings with insulating material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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16. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
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forming an etch stop layer above the semiconductor substrate, wherein the holes in the alternating rows and the openings are formed to expose the etch stop layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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