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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dae Young Kwak, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ki Byung Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyoung Hwan Yeo, Seoul, KR;
Seung Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyung Yub Jeon, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung Seok Ha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Jin Hyun, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes first and second source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a multi-layer device isolation region in the semiconductor substrate between the first and second source/drain regions. The multi-layer device isolation region includes a protruding portion that protrudes away from the semiconductor substrate beyond respective uppermost surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions.