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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Junhyeok Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell array area and a peripheral circuit area, a plurality of first active areas defined in the cell array area and at least one second active area defined in the peripheral circuit area, a plurality of bit lines disposed in the substrate, a plurality of cell pad structures including a first conductive layer, a first intermediate layer, and a first metal layer having a first height from an upper surface of the first intermediate layer, and a peripheral circuit gate electrode disposed on the peripheral circuit area of the substrate and including a second conductive layer, a second intermediate layer, and a second metal layer having a second height from an upper surface of the second intermediate layer sequentially disposed on the at least one second active area, the second height being less than the first height.