Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sung-bong Kim

Soon-Moon Jung

Hoon Lim

Gyu-Chul Kim

Kyeong-tae Kim

Young-Chul Jang

Won-seok Cho

Gyu-Ho Lyu

A memory device, such as a DRAM, SRAM or non-volatile memory device, includes a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, and source and drain regions in the substrate adjacent respective first and second sidewalls of the gate electrode. First and second sidewall spacers are disposed on respective ones of the first and second sidewalls of the gate electrode. The first and second sidewall spacers have different dielectric constants. The first and second sidewall spacers may be substantially symmetrical and/or have substantially the same thickness.

Methods of fabricating memory devices with memory cell transistors having gate sidewall spacers with different dielectric properties

Semiconductor devices that include a semiconductor substrate and a gate line are provided. The gate line is on the semiconductor substrate and includes a gate insulation pattern and a gate electrode which are stacked on the substrate in the order named. A spacer is on a sidewall of the gate line. A conductive line pattern is on the gate line. The conductive line pattern is parallel with the gate line and is electrically connected to the gate electrode.

Semiconductor devices having high conductivity gate electrodes with conductive line patterns thereon

Memory devices with memory cell transistors having gate sidewell spacers with different dielectric properties

A transistor includes a substrate and a device isolation layer that is formed on the substrate to define an active region. A gate pattern crosses over the active region. A gate insulation layer is interposed between the gate pattern and the active region. Source and drain regions are formed in the active region adjacent to respective sides of the gate pattern. A channel region is disposed in the active region between the source and drain regions. The channel region includes a recessed portion.

Transistors having a recessed channel region

The presence and absence of sidewall spacers are used to provide discontinuous and continuous contacts respectively, between a gate electrode and a source/drain region. In particular, first and second spaced apart gate electrodes are formed on an integrated circuit substrate. A source/drain region is formed in the integrated circuit substrate therebetween. The first electrode includes a first sidewall spacer on a first sidewall thereof facing the second gate electrode. The second gate electrode is free of (i.e. does not include a sidewall spacer on a second sidewall thereof facing the first electrode. A metal silicide layer is formed on the first gate electrode, on the second gate electrode and extending from the second gate electrode onto the second sidewall and onto the source/drain region. The first sidewall spacer is free of the metal silicide layer thereon. The metal silicide layer is preferably formed by forming a metal layer on the first gate electrode, on the first sidewall spacer, on the source/drain region, on the second sidewall and on the second gate electrode. The metal layer is reacted with the first gate electrode, the source/drain region, the second sidewall and the second gate layer, to thereby form the metal silicide layer on the first gate electrode, on the second gate electrode and extending from the second gate electrode onto the second sidewall and onto the source/drain region. The metal layer is then removed from the first sidewall spacer.

Integrated circuits including metal silicide contacts extending between a gate electrode and a source/drain region

The presence and absence of sidewall spacers are used to provide discontinuous and continuous contacts respectively, between a gate electrode and a source/drain region. In particular, first and second spaced apart gate electrodes are formed on an integrated circuit substrate. A source/drain region is formed in the integrated circuit substrate therebetween. The first electrode includes a first sidewall spacer on a first sidewall thereof facing the second gate electrode. The second gate electrode is free of (i.e. does not include) a sidewall spacer on a second sidewall thereof facing the first electrode. A metal silicide layer is formed on the first gate electrode, on the second gate electrode and extending from the second gate electrode onto the second sidewall and onto the source/drain region. The first sidewall spacer is free of the metal silicide layer thereon. The metal suicide layer is preferably formed by forming a metal layer on the first gate electrode, on the first sidewall spacer, on the source/drain region, on the second sidewall and on the second gate electrode. The metal layer is reacted with the first gate electrode, the source/drain region, the second sidewall and the second gate layer, to thereby form the metal silicide layer on the first gate electrode, on the second gate electrode and extending from the second gate electrode onto the second sidewall and onto the source/drain region. The metal layer is then removed from the first sidewall spacer.

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