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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Heon Bok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae Yong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Wan Don Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jeong Hyuk Yim, Seoul, KR;
Won Keun Chung, Seoul, KR;
Hyo Seok Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Jin Hyun, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, the active pattern extending in a first direction, a gate electrode on the active pattern, the gate electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a first portion and a second portion arranged along the second direction, a first contact plug on the gate electrode, the first contact plug being connected to a top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode, a source/drain region in the active pattern on a sidewall of the gate electrode, and a source/drain contact on the source/drain region, a height of a top surface of the source/drain contact being higher than a top surface of the first portion of the gate electrode and lower than the top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode.