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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyo-Jin Kim, Bucheon-si, KR;
Chang-Hwa Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hwi-Chan Jun, Yongin-si, KR;
Chul-Hong Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-Seok Yang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwan-Young Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the device including gate structures on a substrate; source/drain layers on portions of the substrate that are adjacent the gate structures, respectively; first contact plugs contacting upper surfaces of the source/drain layers, respectively; a second contact plug contacting one of the gate structures, a sidewall of the second contact plug being covered by an insulating spacer; and a third contact plug commonly contacting an upper surface of at least one of the gate structures and at least one of the first contact plugs, at least a portion of a sidewall of the third contact plug not being covered by an insulating spacer.