Integrated circuit device
US11888026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D64/251
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region on a substrate; at least one nanosheet having a bottom surface facing the fin top; a gate line on the fin-type active region; and a source/drain region on the fin-type active region, adjacent to the gate line, and in contact with the at least one nanosheet, wherein the source/drain region includes a lower main body layer and an upper main body layer, a top surface of the lower main body layer includes a lower facet declining toward the substrate as it extends in a direction from the at least one nanosheet to a center of the source/drain region, and the upper main body layer includes a bottom surface contacting the lower facet and a top surface having an upper facet. With respect to a vertical cross section, the lower facet extends along a corresponding first line and the upper facet extends along a second line that intersects the first line.
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