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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Sung-sam Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-hee Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sung-Sam Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-Hee Cho, Suwon-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 transistor and method of fabricating the transistor are disclosed. The transistor is disposed in an active region of a substrate defined by an isolation region and includes a gate electrode and associated source/drain regions. The isolation region includes an upper isolation region and an lower isolation region, wherein the upper isolation region is formed with sidewalls having, at least in part, a positive profile.