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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Keun-Nam Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;
Sun-Young Park, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Soo-Ho Shin, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Kye-Hee Yeom, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyeon-Woo Jang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Jin-Won Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Chang-Hyun Cho, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hyeong-Sun Hong, Seongnam-Si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of bit lines that intersect an active region on a substrate and extend in a first direction, a contact pad formed on the active region between adjacent bit lines, and a plurality of spacers disposed on sidewalls of the plurality of bit lines. An upper portion of the contact pad is interposed between adjacent spacers, and a lower portion of the contact pad has a width greater than a distance between adjacent spacers.