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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Do-Sun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-Woo Sohn, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Chul-Sung Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Shigenobu Maeda, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-Moon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hyo-Seok Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang-Jin Hyun, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes an isolation layer defining active portions of the substrate that are spaced apart from each other in a direction. The semiconductor device includes an epitaxial layer on the active portions. The semiconductor device includes a metal silicide layer on the epitaxial layer. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a contact structure that only partially overlaps the metal silicide layer on the epitaxial layer. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided.