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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hongkyu Hwang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Nayoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seongho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hoonmin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyelim Hwang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An upper electrode of an integrated circuit device includes a metal-containing conductive pattern disposed on a dielectric layer and that fills spaces between a plurality of lower electrodes and covers top surfaces of the plurality of lower electrodes, and a non-metal conductive pattern that includes a bottom surface in contact with a top surface of the metal-containing conductive pattern, and a top surface. The non-metal conductive pattern includes a lower non-metal conductive portion that includes a first top surface at a first height from the bottom surface, and an upper non-metal conductive portion that includes a second top surface at a second height from the bottom surface that is higher than the first height and that protrudes from the first top surface of the lower non-metal conductive portion away from the substrate. A difference between the second height and the first height is greater than the first height.