IP Library Granted Patent US 12672278
Granted Patent B2
US 12672278 · App. 18/541,559 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

Inventors: Dongmin Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Hyo-Sub Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sangkyu Sun (Suwon-si, KR); Junhyeok Ahn (Suwon-si, KR); Jay-Bok Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H10B12/50H10B12/0335H10B12/482
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672278
App. No.
18/541,559
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device may include a substrate including a cell block region and a peripheral region, which are adjacent to each other in a first direction, an active pattern on the cell block region, a bit line provided on the active pattern and extended in the first direction, a first insulating structure in contact with the bit line, and a contact plug electrically connected to the bit line. The bit line may include a first curved portion, a first linear portion connected to the first curved portion, and a first intervening portion connected to the first curved portion. The contact plug may be overlapped with the first curved portion.

Claims (56)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate including a cell block region and a peripheral region, which are adjacent to each other in a first direction;

an active pattern on the cell block region;

a bit line on the active pattern and extending in the first direction;

a first insulating structure in contact with the bit line; and

a contact plug electrically connected to the bit line,

wherein, as seen in plan view, the bit line comprises a first curved portion, a first linear portion connected to a side of the first curved portion, and a first intervening portion having a first end connected to the side of the first curved portion and a second end connected to an end of the first insulating structure, and

the contact plug overlaps with the first curved portion.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first curved portion is larger than a width of the first linear portion.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the first insulating structure is coplanar with a top surface of the bit line.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the bit line further comprises a second curved portion, a second intervening portion connected to the second curved portion, and a second linear portion connected to the second curved portion, and

the first insulating structure is interposed between the first intervening portion and the second linear portion.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein

the active pattern comprises a first active pattern and a second active pattern, which are spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction,

the first linear portion vertically overlaps with the first active pattern, and

the second linear portion vertically overlaps with the second active pattern.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a second insulating structure interposed between the second intervening portion and the first linear portion.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bit line capping pattern on the bit line,

wherein the contact plug penetrates the bit line capping pattern and is connected to the first curved portion of the bit line.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first insulating structure is equal to a width of the first linear portion of the bit line.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an outer spacer on an outer side surface of the bit line; and

an inner spacer on an inner side surface of the bit line,

wherein the contact plug is interposed between the outer spacer and the inner spacer.

10 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate including a cell block region and a peripheral region, which are adjacent to each other in a first direction;

an active pattern on the cell block region;

a bit line on the active pattern and extending in the first direction;

a first insulating structure in contact with the bit line; and

a contact plug electrically connected to the bit line, wherein a top surface of the bit line is coplanar with a top surface of the first insulating structure,

wherein, as seen in plan view, the bit line comprises a first curved portion, a first linear portion connected to a side of the first curved portion, and a first intervening portion having a first end connected to the side of the first curved portion and a second end connected to an end of the first insulating structure.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a width of the first curved portion is larger than a width of the first linear portion.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the bit line further comprises a first protruding portion, and wherein the first curved portion connected to the first protruding portion, and the contact plug is connected to the first protruding portion.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the first protruding portion extends from the first curved portion toward the peripheral region.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein

the bit line further comprises a second curved portion, a second intervening portion connected to the second curved portion, and a second linear portion connected to the second intervening portion, and

the first insulating structure is interposed between the first intervening portion and the second linear portion.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a second insulating structure connected to the first linear portion and the second intervening portion.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the first protruding portion overlaps with the cell block region.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein a width of the first protruding portion is smaller than a width of the first curved portion of the bit line.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein a bottom surface of the contact plug is below a top surface of the first insulating structure.

19 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate including a cell block region and a peripheral region, which are adjacent to each other in a first direction;

an active pattern on the cell block region; a bit line on the active pattern and extending in the first direction;

an insulating structure in contact with the bit line;

a contact plug electrically connected to the bit line;

an outer spacer on an outer side surface of the bit line; and

an inner spacer on an inner side surface of the bit line,

wherein a top surface of the bit line is coplanar with a top surface of the insulating structure,

wherein, as seen in plan view, the bit line comprises a first curved portion, a first linear portion connected to a side of the first curved portion, and a first intervening portion having a first end connected to the side of the first curved portion and a second end connected to an end of the insulating structure, and

the insulating structure is interposed between the outer spacer and the inner spacer.

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 19 , wherein the contact plug is connected to the first curved portion.