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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Jin Hyock Kim, Icheon-si, KR;
Keun Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Young Seok Kwon, Icheon-si, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate in which a word line region is formed, and a barrier metal layer arranged on the word line region and causing a Schottky junction. The barrier metal layer includes a first nitride material, in which a first material is nitrified, and a second nitride material, in which a second material is nitrified. The barrier metal layer is formed of a mixture of the first nitride material and the second nitride material. At least one of the first material or the second material is rich in a metal used to form the first nitride material or the second nitride material.