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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 30/67 (2025.01); H10D 62/10 (2025.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 30/6729 (2025.01); H10D 30/6757 (2025.01); H10D 62/121 (2025.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01);
Abstract
There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving the performance and reliability of a device. The semiconductor device includes comprising a gate structure including a gate electrode and a gate capping pattern on an upper surface of the gate electrode; a source/drain pattern on at least one side of the gate structure; and a source/drain contact on and connected with an upper surface of the source/drain pattern, the source/drain contact extending along a sidewall of the gate electrode, wherein an upper surface of the source/drain contact includes a convex curved surface.