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Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

US7755201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2007
Grant dateJul 13, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/485
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of electrical defects. The device includes a first interlayer insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; a contact pad spacer on the first interlayer insulating film; and a contact pad in the first interlayer insulating film and the contact pad spacer. The cross-sectional area of an upper portion of the contact pad in the contact pad spacer in a direction horizontal to the substrate is equal to or less than a cross-sectional area of an intermediate portion at an interface between the contact pad spacer and the first interlayer insulating film in a direction horizontal to the substrate.

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