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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Joo Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Byung Joo Go, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hee-Sung Kam, Anyang-si, KR;
Su Jin Park, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a substrate includes an active area; a gate structure intersecting the active area; a source/drain area disposed on the active area; a lower contact disposed on the source/drain area or the gate structure; an upper contact disposed on the lower contact; and a plurality of conductive lines disposed on the upper contact, wherein the plurality of conductive lines extend in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of conductive lines includes a first conductive line disposed on the upper contact, wherein a size in the first direction of the lower contact is smaller than a size in the first direction of the upper contact, wherein a size in a second direction of the lower contact is greater than a size in the second direction of the upper contact, wherein the second direction intersects the first direction.