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Method for fabricating contact electrode and semiconductor device

US8803208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2011
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a gate, which is formed on the substrate; a source and a drain, which are located on opposite sides of the gate, respectively; a contact, which contacts with the source and/or the drain, wherein the contact has an enlarged end at an end which is in contact with the source and/or the drain. In the present invention, since the contact area of the contact is increased on the interface in contact with the source/the drain, the contact resistance can be reduced, and thus the performances of the semiconductor device can be guaranteed/improved. The present invention further provides a method of fabricating the semiconductor device (especially the contact therein) as previously described.

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