公开(公告)号：US11532620B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17524128

申请日：2021-11-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kyungin Choi ,  Dahye Kim ,  Jaemun Kim ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Seunghun Lee

IPC: H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/762

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices may include a fin-type active area, a semiconductor liner contacting a side wall of the fin-type active area and including a protrusion portion protruding outward from the fin-type active area in the vicinity of an edge of an upper surface of the fin-type active area, and an isolation layer spaced apart from the fin-type active area with the semiconductor liner therebetween. To manufacture the integrated circuit devices, a crystalline semiconductor layer covering the fin-type active area with a first thickness and an amorphous semiconductor layer covering the mask pattern with a second thickness may be formed, an extended crystalline semiconductor layer covering the mask pattern may be formed by crystalizing the amorphous semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor liner including a protrusion portion may be formed from the extended crystalline semiconductor layer and the crystalline semiconductor layer.

公开(公告)号：US11482596B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17207690

申请日：2021-03-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinbum Kim ,  Seokhoon Kim ,  Kwanheum Lee ,  Choeun Lee ,  Sujin Jung

IPC: H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a channel, a first source/drain structure on a first side surface of the channel, a second source/drain structure on a second side surface of the channel, a gate structure surrounding the channel, an inner spacer layer on a side surface of the gate structure, and an outer spacer layer on an outer surface of the inner spacer layer. The first source/drain structure includes a first source/drain layer on the channel and a second source/drain layer on the first source/drain layer, and on a plane of the semiconductor device that passes through the channel, at least one of a first boundary line of the first source/drain layer in contact with the second source/drain layer and a second boundary line of the first source/drain layer in contact with the channel may be convex, extending toward the channel.

公开(公告)号：US20220246738A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17472926

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Dohee Kim ,  Gyeom Kim ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Haejun Yu ,  Kyungin Choi ,  Kihyun Hwang ,  Seunghun Lee

IPC: H01L29/417 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a plurality of gate structures each including a gate line extending on a fin-type active region and insulation spacers on sidewalls of the gate line; a source/drain contact between first and second gate structures, and having opposing sides that are asymmetric in the first horizontal direction; and an insulation liner on sidewalls of the source/drain contact. The source/drain contact includes a lower contact portion and an upper contact portion having a horizontal extension that extends on an upper corner of the first gate structure, the insulation liner includes a first local region between the upper corner and the horizontal extension and a second local region that is farther from the substrate than the first local region, and a thickness of the first local region is greater than that of the second local region.

公开(公告)号：US11322583B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16821565

申请日：2020-03-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungkeun Lim ,  Unki Kim ,  Yuyeong Jo ,  Yihwan Kim ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Pankwi Park ,  Ilgyou Shin ,  Seunghun Lee

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; an active region; an isolation region defining the active region; a barrier layer on the active region; an upper semiconductor layer on the barrier layer; and a gate structure covering an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces of the upper semiconductor layer in a first direction. The first direction is a direction parallel to an upper surface of the active region, and the barrier layer is disposed between the gate structure and the active region.

公开(公告)号：US11302815B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16866628

申请日：2020-05-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Joohee Jung ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Dongil Bae

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region extending from a substrate in a vertical direction, source/drain regions spaced apart from each other on the active region, a fin structure between the source/drain regions on the active region, the fin structure including a lower semiconductor region on the active region, a stack structure having alternating first and second semiconductor layers on the lower semiconductor region, a side surface of at least one of the first semiconductor layers being recessed, and a semiconductor capping layer on the stack structure, an isolation layer covering a side surface of the active region, a gate structure overlapping the fin structure and covering upper and side surfaces of the fin structure, the semiconductor capping layer being between the gate structure and each of the lower semiconductor region and stack structure, and contact plugs electrically connected to the source/drain regions.

公开(公告)号：US20210125983A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US16946060

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kyungin Choi ,  Dahye Kim ,  Jaemun Kim ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Seunghun Lee

IPC: H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices may include a fin-type active area, a semiconductor liner contacting a side wall of the fin-type active area and including a protrusion portion protruding outward from the fin-type active area in the vicinity of an edge of an upper surface of the fin-type active area, and an isolation layer spaced apart from the fin-type active area with the semiconductor liner therebetween. To manufacture the integrated circuit devices, a crystalline semiconductor layer covering the fin-type active area with a first thickness and an amorphous semiconductor layer covering the mask pattern with a second thickness may be formed, an extended crystalline semiconductor layer covering the mask pattern may be formed by crystalizing the amorphous semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor liner including a protrusion portion may be formed from the extended crystalline semiconductor layer and the crystalline semiconductor layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200373385A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16821565

申请日：2020-03-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungkeun Lim ,  Unki Kim ,  Yuyeong Jo ,  Yihwan Kim ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Pankwi Park ,  Ilgyou Shin ,  Seunghun Lee

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; an active region; an isolation region defining the active region; a barrier layer on the active region; an upper semiconductor layer on the barrier layer; and a gate structure covering an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces of the upper semiconductor layer in a first direction. The first direction is a direction parallel to an upper surface of the active region, and the barrier layer is disposed between the gate structure and the active region.

公开(公告)号：US12243874B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18143767

申请日：2023-05-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kyungin Choi ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Haejun Yu ,  Seung Hun Lee

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first active pattern on a substrate and including a first active fin and a second active fin; a device isolation layer defining the first active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the first active pattern; a first source/drain pattern and a second source/drain pattern on the first active fin and the second active fin, respectively; an inner fin spacer between the first and second source/drain patterns; and a buffer layer between the first and second active fins, wherein the inner fin spacer includes: a first inner spacer portion contacting the first source/drain pattern; a second inner spacer portion contacting the second source/drain pattern; and an inner extended portion extending from the first and second inner spacer portions, wherein the inner extended portion is between the first and second active fins, wherein the buffer layer has a dielectric constant higher than that of the inner fin spacer.

公开(公告)号：US12159938B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17711914

申请日：2022-04-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyojin Kim ,  Sangmoon Lee ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Yongjun Nam

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; a first fin vertically protruding from a substrate and extending in a first horizontal direction, a second fin vertically protruding from the substrate, an isolation layer contacting side surfaces of the first fin and the second fin, a first lower barrier layer on the first fin, a second lower barrier layer on the second fin, source/drain regions spaced apart in the first horizontal direction on the first lower barrier layer, channel layers disposed between the source/drain regions and vertically spaced apart on the first barrier layer, a gate structure intersecting the first lower barrier layer, surrounding each of the channel layers, and extending in a second horizontal direction, an upper barrier layer on the second lower barrier layer, and first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers stacked on the upper barrier layer.

公开(公告)号：US12154988B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17585686

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sujin Jung ,  Jinbum Kim ,  Dahye Kim ,  Ingyu Jang ,  Dongsuk Shin

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/10

Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, the semiconductor device including an active pattern on a substrate, a source/drain pattern on the active pattern, a channel pattern on the active pattern, connected to the source/drain pattern, and including stacked semiconductor patterns, a gate electrode extending in a first direction and crossing the channel pattern, and a gate insulating layer between the gate electrode and the channel pattern. The source/drain pattern includes first and second semiconductor layers, the first semiconductor layer including a center portion including a second outer side surface in contact with the gate insulating layer and an edge portion adjacent to a side of the center portion and including a first outer side surface in contact with the gate insulating layer. The second outer side surface is further recessed toward the second semiconductor layer, compared with the first outer side surface.