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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yongho Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sekoo Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Keunhee Bai, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongseok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes first and second gate structures respectively on first and second active regions and an insulating layer between the first and second active regions and a separation structure between a first end portion of the first gate structure and a second end portion of the second gate structure and extending into the insulating layer. The separation structure includes a lower portion, an intermediate portion, and an upper portion, a maximum width of the intermediate portion in the first direction is greater than a maximum width of the lower portion in the first direction, and the maximum width of the intermediate portion is greater than a maximum width of the upper portion in the first direction.