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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Sang-jong Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae-hyeon Park, Seoul, KR;
Sung-hoon Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-wan MA, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Jong Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae-Hyeon Park, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Hoon Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-Wan Ma, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device, including a substrate having an active region defined therein, a plurality of bit lines extending on the substrate in a first direction, a plurality of interconnection lines extending on the substrate in a second direction, a pad electrically connected to the plurality of interconnection lines and configured to apply an external voltage, a plurality of metal contacts electrically connecting the interconnection lines and the plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of bit line contacts that are in contact with the active region and electrically connect the plurality of bit lines and the active region, wherein a size of at least some of the bit line contacts and/or at least some of the metal contacts vary based on a distance of the respective bit line contact or the metal contact from the pad.