US Patent RE48482 Vertical memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same

A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that is vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines stacked on top of each other on the substrate, a plurality of wiring over the gate lines and electrically connected to the gate lines, and an identification pattern on the substrate at the same level as a level of at least one of the rings. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction.