IP Library Granted Patent US 10,991,694
Granted Patent B2
US 10,991,694 · App. 16/137,625 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Sung-Dae Suk (Seoul, KR); Jongho Lee (Seoul, KR); Geumjong Bae (Suwon-si, KR)
H01L27/0924H01L21/823807H01L21/823814H01L21/823871H01L23/535H01L27/092H01L29/41791H01L29/42392H01L29/66545H01L29/785H01L29/7845H01L29/7848H01L29/7849H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 10,991,694
App. No.
16/137,625
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer on a substrate, a channel region on the insulating layer, a gate structure on the insulating layer, the gate structure crossing the channel region, source/drain regions on the insulating layer, the source/drain regions being spaced apart from each other with the gate structure interposed therebetween, the channel region connecting the source/drain regions to each other, and contact plugs connected to the source/drain regions, respectively. The channel region includes a plurality of semiconductor patterns that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the insulating layer, the insulating layer includes first recess regions that are adjacent to the source/drain regions, respectively, and the contact plugs include lower portions provided into the first recess regions, respectively.

Claims (28)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first transistor on the substrate, the first transistor comprising a first channel region, first source/drain regions spaced apart from each other with the first channel region interposed therebetween, and a first gate structure crossing the first channel region in a direction,

a second transistor on the substrate, the second transistor comprising a second channel region, second source/drain regions spaced apart from each other with the second channel region interposed therebetween, and a second gate structure crossing the second channel region in the direction,

a first contact plug electrically connected to at least one of the first source/drain regions; and

a second contact plug electrically connected to at least one of the second source/drain regions,

wherein the first source/drain regions have conductivity types different from those of the second source/drain regions,

wherein a bottom surface of the first contact plug is lower than a bottom surface of the at least one of the first source/drain regions, relative to the substrate, and

wherein a bottom surface of the second contact plug is higher than a bottom surface of the at least one of the second source/drain regions, relative to the substrate.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor is an NMOSFET, and the second transistor is a PMOSFET.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second channel regions comprises a plurality of semiconductor patterns that are stacked on the substrate and are spaced apart from each other.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein each of the first and second gate structures comprises a gate insulating pattern and a gate electrode, and

the gate insulating pattern and the gate electrode extend between the semiconductor patterns.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the first contact plug is lower than a bottom surface of a lowermost portion of the first gate stucture.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the first contact plug is higher than a top surface of the substrate.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first source/drain regions and the second source/drain regions comprise respective semiconductor materials that are different from each other.

8. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate;

source/drain regions on the substrate;

a channel region between the source/drain regions, the channel region including a plurality of semiconductor patterns that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the substrate;

a gate electrode on the channel region; and

a contact plug extending towards the substrate through at least one of the source/drain regions,

wherein a bottom surface of the contact plug is lower than a bottom surface of a lowermost portion of the gate electrode, relative to the substrate.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the gate electrode extends between the semiconductor patterns.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the channel region is vertically spaced apart from the substrate with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the gate electrode is vertically spaced apart from the substrate with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the contact plug is vertically spaced apart from the substrate with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the source/drain regions, the channel region and the gate electrode constitute an NMOSFET.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0023242 · Feb 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15438113 · Feb 21, 2017
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