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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Sung-young Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-suk Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sung-young Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-suk Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device and related method of manufacture are disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate, an active region containing spaces formed below the gate electrode, a channel region formed between the gate electrode and the spaces, and source and drain regions formed on opposite sides of the gate electrode within the active region. The spaces are formed by etching a semiconductor layer formed below the gate electrode in the active region.