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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an integrated circuit device including a substrate that has an active region defined by a plurality of device separation regions, a word line on the substrate and arranged in a word line trench that extends in a first horizontal direction, a bit line on the word line and extending in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, a pad on the active region and having a horizontal width that is larger than the active region, and a bit line contact electrically connecting the bit line to the active region, wherein a level of a lowermost surface of the additional pad is at a same vertical level as a level of a lowermost surface of the bit line contact.