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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kyungsoo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyenhee Lee, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device, includes: a substrate including active regions extending in a first direction; gate electrodes extending in a second direction, intersecting the active regions; source/drain regions disposed in regions in which the active regions are recessed; buried interconnection lines disposed in the substrate; a first lower contact plug penetrating through a portion of the substrate, and connecting at least one of the source/drain regions and at least one of the buried interconnection lines; a second lower contact plug penetrating through a portion of the substrate, and connecting at least one of the gate electrodes and at least one of the buried interconnection lines; and upper contact plugs connected to a portion of the source/drain regions and a portion of the gate electrodes, wherein upper surfaces of the first and second lower contact plugs are disposed on a level lower than a level of upper surfaces of the gate electrodes.