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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an active region, a gate dielectric layer disposed on the active region, a gate electrode disposed on the gate dielectric layer, a protective layer in contact with a portion of a side surface of the gate electrode, and a spacer structure covering the side surface of the gate electrode and the protective layer. The gate electrode includes a lower conductive pattern disposed on the gate dielectric layer, an intermediate conductive pattern disposed on the lower conductive pattern, and an upper conductive pattern disposed on the intermediate conductive pattern. The protective layer includes a first protective portion in contact with at least a portion of a side surface of the intermediate conductive pattern and a second protective portion in contact with a side surface of the upper conductive pattern, and the second protective portion includes a material different from a material of the first protective portion.