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Semiconductor devices having reduced contact resistance

US10332984B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2017
Grant dateJun 25, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2037

Classification

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

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active region, a gate structure, source/drain regions, ones of the source/drain regions having an upper surface in which a recessed region is formed, a contact plug on the source/drain regions and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate from an interior of the recessed region, a metal silicide film on an internal surface of the recessed region and including a first portion between a bottom surface of the recessed region and a lower surface of the contact plug and a second portion between a side wall of the recessed region and a side surface of the contact plug, and a metal layer connected to an upper portion of the metal silicide film and on a side surface of a region of the contact plug.

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