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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hongjun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyungsun Ryu, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dongjun Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Jin-Seong Lee, Gapyeong-gun, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 12/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 12/315 (2023.02); H10B 12/50 (2023.02);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes bit lines extending in a first direction on a substrate, a lower contact connected to the substrate between two adjacent ones of the bit lines, a landing pad on the lower contact, and an insulating structure surrounding a sidewall of the landing pad, the insulating structure including a first insulating pattern having a top surface at a lower level than a top surface of the landing pad, and a second insulating pattern on the top surface of the first insulating pattern.