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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Taeyong Bae, Albany, NY (US);
Hoonseok Seo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The integrated circuit devices may include a first insulating layer and a plurality of metal wires on the first insulating layer. The plurality of metal wires may include a first metal wire including a first upper surface and a first lower surface that faces the first insulating layer and a second metal wire including a second upper surface and a second lower surface that faces the first insulating layer and is coplanar with the first lower surface. The first metal wire may have a first width monotonically decreasing from the first lower surface to the first upper surface, and the second metal wire may have a second width monotonically increasing from the second lower surface to the second upper surface.