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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Bongsoo Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Junghwan Park, Seoul, KR;
Sungkwan Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyuhyun Lee, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyeongsun Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yoosang Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Bongsoo Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Junghwan Park, Seoul, KR;
Sungkwan Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyuhyun Lee, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
HyeongSun Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yoosang Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Semiconductor devices are provided. Each of the semiconductor devices may include a substrate including an active region that includes first and second regions. Each of the semiconductor devices may include a device isolation layer between the first and second regions of the active region. Each of the semiconductor devices may include a contact hole defined by recessed portions of the device isolation layer and the first region of the active region, respectively. Moreover, a topmost surface of the first region of the active region may define a bottommost portion of the contact hole. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided.