Abstract:
A semiconductor device may include plugs disposed in a zigzag pattern, interconnections electrically connected to the plugs and a protection pattern which is interposed between the plugs and the interconnections to selectively expose the plugs. The interconnections may include a connection portion which is in contact with plugs selectively exposed by the protection pattern. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes, after forming a molding pattern and a mask pattern, selectively etching a protection layer using the mask pattern to form a protection pattern exposing a plug.
Abstract:
The inventive concepts provide methods for fabricating a semiconductor device and semiconductor devices fabricated by the same. According to the method, conductive lines having a fine pitch smaller than the minimum pitch realized by an exposure process may be formed using two or three photolithography processes and two spacer formation processes. In addition, node separation regions of the conductive lines may be easily formed without a misalignment problem.
Abstract:
Disclosed are non-volatile memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The non-volatile memory device includes device isolation patterns defining active portions in a substrate and gate structures disposed on the substrate. The active portions are spaced apart from each other in a first direction and extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The gate structures are spaced apart from each other in the second direction and extend in the first direction. Each of the device isolation patterns includes a first air gap, and each of a top surface and a bottom surface of the first air gap has a wave-shape in a cross-sectional view taken along the second direction.
Abstract:
Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices are provided including performing two photolithography processes and two spacer processes such that patterns are formed to have a pitch that is smaller than a limitation of photolithography process. Furthermore, line and pad portions are simultaneously defined by performing the photolithography process once and, thus, there is no necessity to perform an additional photolithography process for forming the pad portion. Related devices are also provided.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a semiconductor device including a resistor and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a mold pattern disposed on a semiconductor substrate to define a trench, a resistance pattern including a body region and first and second contact regions, wherein the body region covers the bottom and sidewalls of the trench, the first and second contact regions extend from the extending from the body region over upper surfaces of the mold pattern, respectively; and first and second lines contacting the first and second contact regions, respectively.
Abstract:
Non-volatile memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In a non-volatile memory device, widths of a metal gate and an upper portion of a base gate in a gate electrode are less than the width of a hard mask pattern disposed on the metal gate. First and second protection spacers are disposed on opposing sidewalls of the metal gate and on opposing sidewalls of the upper portion of the base gate, respectively.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of forming patterns for a semiconductor device in which fine patterns and large-width patterns are formed simultaneously and adjacent to each other. In the method, a first layer is formed on a substrate so as to cover a first region and a second region which are included in the substrate. Both a blocking pattern covering a portion of the first layer in the first region and a low-density large-width pattern covering a portion of the first layer in the second region are simultaneously formed. A plurality of sacrificial mask patterns are formed on the first layer and the blocking pattern in the first region. A plurality of spacers covering exposed sidewalls of the plurality of sacrificial mask patterns are formed. The plurality of sacrificial mask patterns are removed. The first layer in the first and second regions are simultaneously etched by using the plurality of spacers and the blocking pattern as etch masks in the first region and using the low-density large-width pattern as an etch mask in the second region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a core region adjacent to the cell region, active regions in the cell region and the core region, an interlayer insulating layer covering the active regions, upper cell contacts penetrating the interlayer insulating layer in the cell region, the upper cell contacts being adjacent to each other along a first direction and being electrically connected to the active regions, and core contacts penetrating the interlayer insulating layer in the active regions of the core region, the core contacts being adjacent to each other along the first direction and including upper connection core contacts electrically connected to the active regions, and dummy contacts adjacent to the upper connection core contacts, the dummy contacts being insulated from the active regions.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a dual trench and methods of fabricating the same, a semiconductor module, an electronic circuit board, and an electronic system are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell region including a cell trench and a peripheral region including a peripheral trench. The cell trench is filled with a core insulating material layer, and the peripheral trench is filled with a padding insulating material layer conformably formed on an inner surface thereof and a core insulating material layer formed on an inner surface of the padding insulating material layer. The core insulating material layer has a greater fluidity than the padding insulating material layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, a gate group disposed in the first region of the substrate, the gate group including a plurality of cell gate patterns and at least one selection gate pattern, a first gate pattern disposed in the second region of the substrate, a group spacer covering a top surface and a side surface of the gate group, the group spacer having a first inflection point, and a first pattern spacer covering a top surface and a side surface of the first gate pattern, the first pattern spacer having a second inflection point.