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Integrated circuit device

US12237383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 2021
Grant dateFeb 25, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/038
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a fin-type active region extending in a first lateral direction on a substrate, a gate line extending in a second lateral direction on the fin-type active region, an insulating spacer covering a sidewall of the gate line, a source/drain region at a position adjacent to the gate line, a metal silicide film covering a top surface of the source/drain region, and a source/drain contact apart from the gate line with the insulating spacer therebetween in the first lateral direction. The source/drain contact includes a bottom contact segment being in contact with a top surface of the metal silicide film and an upper contact segment integrally connected to the bottom contact segment. A width of the bottom contact segment is greater than a width of at least a portion of the upper contact segment in the first lateral direction.

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