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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyunjung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Keumseok Park, Seoul, KR;
Jinyeong Joe, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-Suk Tak, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 23/535 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/41791 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor device. In some examples, the semiconductor device includes an fin active region protruding from a substrate, gate patterns disposed on the fin active region, a source/drain region disposed on the fin active region between the gate patterns, and contact patterns disposed on the source/drain region. The source/drain region may have a protruding middle section, which may form a wave-shaped upper surface of the source/drain region.