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Integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same

US9972692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2016
Grant dateMay 15, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

An integrated circuit device includes a source/drain region having a recess in its top, a contact plug extending on the source/drain region from within the recess, and a metal silicide layer lining the recess and having a first portion covering a bottom of the contact plug and a second portion that is integral with the first portion and covers a lower part of sides of the contact plug. The second portion of the silicide layer may have a thickness different from a thickness of the first portion of the silicide layer. The silicide layer is formed at a relatively low temperature to offer an improved resistance characteristic as between the source/drain region and the contact plug.

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