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Semiconductor device including contact plug and method of manufacturing the same

US10134856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2016
Grant dateNov 20, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/215
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an active fin partially protruding from an isolation pattern on a substrate, a gate structure on the active fin, a source/drain layer on a portion of the active fin adjacent to the gate structure, a source/drain layer on a portion of the active fin adjacent to the gate structure, a metal silicide pattern on the source/drain layer, and a plug on the metal silicide pattern. The plug includes a second metal pattern, a metal nitride pattern contacting an upper surface of the metal silicide pattern and covering a bottom and a sidewall of the second metal pattern, and a first metal pattern on the metal silicide pattern, the first metal pattern covering an outer sidewall of the metal nitride pattern. A nitrogen concentration of the first metal pattern gradually decreases according to a distance from the outer sidewall of the metal nitride pattern.

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