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Semiconductor devices having spacers disposed on an inner sidewall of a contact hole formed in a layer of the semiconductor devices, and a contact plug disposed therein

US8581314B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 2011
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

Provided are semiconductor devices that may include a substrate provided with a transistor, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, the insulating layer including a contact hole exposing a portion of the transistor, a spacer disposed on an inner sidewall of the contact hole, and a contact plug disposed in the contact hole. Here, a space defined by the spacer may increase in width from a bottom side thereof to a top side thereof.

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