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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/70 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G03F 1/00 (2012.01); H01L 27/088 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5072 (2013.01); G03F 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/5081 (2013.01); H01L 21/823437 (2013.01); H01L 21/823456 (2013.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); H01L 27/088 (2013.01); H01L 29/0653 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of preparing layouts for semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated using the layouts are provided. Preparing the layouts for semiconductor devices may include disposing assistant patterns near a main gate pattern that is provided on a weak active pattern. The weak active pattern may be, for example, an outermost one of active patterns and may be one expected to have an increased width during a fabrication process.