Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Minhee Choi

Pankwi Park

Seokhoon Kim

Jungtaek Kim

Ryong Ha

Seojin Jeong

Moonseung Yang

Dongwon Kim

Dongsuk Shin

Myunggil Kang

Keunhwi Cho

Dongchan Suh

Seungryul Lee

Yongseung Kim

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region on a substrate; at least one nanosheet having a bottom surface facing the fin top; a gate line on the fin-type active region; and a source/drain region on the fin-type active region, adjacent to the gate line, and in contact with the at least one nanosheet, wherein the source/drain region includes a lower main body layer and an upper main body layer, a top surface of the lower main body layer includes a lower facet declining toward the substrate as it extends in a direction from the at least one nanosheet to a center of the source/drain region, and the upper main body layer includes a bottom surface contacting the lower facet and a top surface having an upper facet. With respect to a vertical cross section, the lower facet extends along a corresponding first line and the upper facet extends along a second line that intersects the first line.

Integrated circuit device

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area along a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a device isolation layer on opposite sidewalls of the fin-type active area, a gate structure along a second horizontal direction crossing the first horizontal direction, the gate structure being on the fin-type active area and on the device isolation layer, and a source/drain area on the fin-type active area, the source/drain area being adjacent to the gate structure, and including an outer blocking layer, an inner blocking layer, and a main body layer sequentially stacked on the fin-type active area, and each of the outer blocking layer and the main body layer including a Si1-xGex layer, where x≠0, and the inner blocking layer including a Si layer.

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area along a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a device isolation layer on opposite sidewalls of the fin-type active area, a gate structure along a second horizontal direction crossing the first horizontal direction, the gate structure being on the fin-type active area and on the device isolation layer, and a source/drain area on the fin-type active area, the source/drain area being adjacent to the gate structure, and including an outer blocking layer, an inner blocking layer, and a main body layer sequentially stacked on the fin-type active area, and each of the outer blocking layer and the main body layer including a Si1−xGex layer, where x≠0, and the inner blocking layer including a Si layer.

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region protruding from a substrate and extending in a first direction, a plurality of semiconductor patterns disposed apart from an upper surface of the fin-type active region, the plurality of semiconductor patterns each including a channel region; a gate electrode surrounding the plurality of semiconductor patterns, extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and including a main gate electrode, which is disposed on an uppermost semiconductor pattern of the plurality of semiconductor patterns and extends in the second direction, and a sub-gate electrode disposed between the plurality of semiconductor patterns; a spacer structure disposed on both sidewalls of the main gate electrode; and a source/drain region connected to the plurality of semiconductor patterns, disposed at both sides of the gate electrode, and contacting a bottom surface of the spacer structure.

Integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area along a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a device isolation layer on opposite sidewalls of the fin-type active area, a gate structure along a second horizontal direction crossing the first horizontal direction, the gate structure being on the fin-type active area and on the device isolation layer, and a source/drain area on the fin-type active area, the source/drain area being adjacent to the gate structure, and including an outer blocking layer, an inner blocking layer, and a main body layer sequentially stacked on the fin-type active area, and each of the outer blocking layer and the main body layer including a SiGelayer, where x&#x2260;0, and the inner blocking layer including a Si layer.

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Minhee Choi