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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Cheol Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Donghyun Kim, Siheung-si, KR;
Myeongcheol Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Daeyong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Chulsung Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device may include a fin-shaped active pattern and a gate electrode provided on a substrate, first and second spacers provided on a sidewall of the gate electrode, impurity regions provided at both sides of the gate electrode, a contact plug electrically connected to one of the impurity regions, and a third spacer enclosing the contact plug and having a top surface positioned at substantially the same level as a top surface of the contact plug.