The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hongsik Shin, Seoul, KR;
Wonhyuk Lee, Incheon, KR;
Dongkwon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinwook Lee, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Semiconductor devices may include a substrate, an active region that is on the substrate and extends in a first direction, a gate structure that traverses the active region and extends in a second direction that may be different from the first direction, a source/drain region on the active region adjacent a side of the gate structure, an insulating layer on the substrate, the gate structure and the source/drain region, and a contact structure that is in the insulating layer and is connected to the source/drain region. In the source/drain region, a contact region that is in contact with the contact structure includes first and second side regions spaced apart from each other in the second direction and a central region between the first and second side regions, and at least one of the first and second side regions may include a recess.