Semiconductor device having vertically stacked channels connected to a multi-layer source/drain pattern with an active contact recessed therein

Abstract

A semiconductor device may include a substrate, a channel pattern on the substrate, a source/drain pattern, an interlayer insulating pattern on the source/drain pattern, and an active contact penetrating the interlayer insulating layer and being electrically connected to the source/drain pattern. The channel pattern may include a plurality of semiconductor patterns. The plurality of semiconductor patterns may be vertically stacked and spaced apart from each other. A lowermost one of the plurality of semiconductor patterns may be a first semiconductor pattern. The source/drain pattern may be connected to the plurality of semiconductor patterns. A level of a bottommost surface of the active contact may be lower than a top surface of the first semiconductor pattern.