Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyeok-Jun Son

Hoon-Joo Na

Jae-Yeol Song

Sang-Jin Hyun

Wan-don Kim

Oh-seong Kwon

Rak Hwan Kim

Won Keun Chung

Do Sun Lee

Nam Gyu Cho

Jeong-Hee Han

Sung-kee Han

Sang-jin Hyun

Sang-Bom Kang

Sangjin Hyun

Wandon Kim

June-Hee Lee

Hoonjoo Na

Jaeyeol Song

Hyung-Seok Hong

Suyoung Bae

Yoon-Tae Hwang

Sung-Kee Han

A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the device including a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction; a gate electrode extending in a second direction over the fin-type pattern, the second direction being different from the first direction; spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode; a capping structure on the gate electrode and the spacers, the capping structure including a first capping pattern and a second capping pattern, the second capping pattern being on the first capping pattern; and an interlayer insulating film surrounding sidewalls of each of the spacers and sidewalls of the capping structure, the interlayer insulating film being in contact with the first capping pattern.

Semiconductor device

Integrated circuit devices include a substrate including first and second fin-type active regions and first and second gate structures. The first gate structure includes first gate insulating layer on the first fin-type active region to cover upper surface and both side surfaces of the first fin-type active region, first gate electrode on the first gate insulating layer and has first thickness in first direction perpendicular to upper surface of the substrate, and second gate electrode on the first gate electrode. The second gate structure includes second gate insulating layer on the second fin-type active region to cover upper surface and both side surfaces of the second fin-type active region, third gate insulating layer on the second gate insulating layer, third gate electrode on the third gate insulating layer and has second thickness different from the first thickness in the first direction, and fourth gate electrode on the third gate electrode.

Methods of manufacturing integrated circuit devices having a fin-type active region

A semiconductor device includes a first transistor comprising a first dielectric film on a substrate and a first work function metal film of a first conductivity type on the first dielectric film, a second transistor comprising a second dielectric film on the substrate and a second work function metal film of the first conductivity type on the second dielectric film, and a third transistor comprising a third dielectric film on the substrate and a third work function metal film of the first conductivity type on the third dielectric film. The first dielectric film comprises a work function tuning material and the second dielectric film does not comprise the work function tuning material. The first work function metal film has different thickness than the third work function metal film. Related methods are also described.

Semiconductor devices having work function metal films and tuning materials

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including multiple active regions having a common conductivity type and separate, respective gate electrodes on the separate active regions. Different high-k dielectric layers may be between the separate active regions and the respective gate electrodes on the active regions. Different quantities of high-k dielectric layers may be between the separate active regions and the respective gate electrodes on the active regions. The different high-k dielectric layers may include different work-function adjusting materials.

Semiconductor devices with gate electrodes on separate sets of high-k dielectric layers

Integrated circuit devices having a Fin-type active region and methods of manufacturing the same

Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer. The semiconductor device includes a rare earth element supply layer on the insulating layer. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a metal layer that is on the rare earth element supply layer. The rare earth element supply layer is between the insulating layer and the metal layer. Methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided.

Semiconductor devices including a rare earth element and methods of forming semiconductor devices including a rare earth element

A semiconductor device having reduced leakage current and increased capacitance without increasing an equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) can be manufactured by a method that includes providing a substrate having a dummy gate pattern; forming a gate forming trench by removing the dummy gate pattern; forming a stacked insulation layer within the gate forming trench, wherein the forming of the stacked insulation layer includes forming a first high-k dielectric layer, forming a second high-k dielectric layer by performing heat treatment on the first high-k dielectric layer, and, after the heat treatment, forming a third high-k dielectric layer on the second high-k dielectric layer, the third high-k dielectric layer having a higher relative permittivity than the second high-k dielectric layer and having a dielectric constant of 40 or higher; and forming a gate electrode within the gate forming trench.

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A method for manufacturing a semiconductor may include providing a substrate having first and second regions defined therein, forming an interlayer dielectric layer including first and second trenches formed in the first and second regions, respectively, and conformally forming a gate dielectric layer along a top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer, side and bottom surfaces of the first trench and side, and bottom surfaces of the second trench. An etch stop dielectric layer may be formed on the gate dielectric layer, a first metal layer may be formed to fill the first and second trenches, and the first metal layer in the first region may be removed using the etch stop dielectric layer as an etch stopper.

Methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices using etch stop dielectric layers and related devices

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