IP Library Granted Patent US 12,660,169
Granted Patent B2
US 12,660,169 · App. 18/107,589 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Integrated circuit device

Inventors: Miso Myung (Suwon-si, KR); Keunnam Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Euna Kim (Seoul, KR); Huijung Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Sangho Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10B12/482H10B12/02H10B12/315H10B12/34
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Patent No.
US 12,660,169
App. No.
18/107,589
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having an active area, bit line structures on the substrate, the bit line structures including an insulating spacer on each sidewall thereof, a buried contact between the bit line structures, the buried contact being connected to the active area, an insulation capping pattern on each of the bit line structures, a barrier conductive layer covering side surfaces of the insulation capping pattern, and an upper surface and side surfaces of the insulating spacer, and a landing pad electrically connected to the buried contact, the landing pad vertically overlapping one of the bit line structures on the insulation capping pattern and the barrier conductive layer.

Claims (58)

1 . An integrated circuit device, comprising:

a substrate having an active area;

bit line structures on the substrate, each of the bit line structures including a bit line and an insulation capping pattern on the bit line:

an insulating spacer on each sidewall of the bit line structures;

a buried contact between the bit line structures, the buried contact being connected to the active area;

a barrier conductive layer on side surfaces of the insulation capping pattern, an upper surface of the insulating spacer, and side surfaces of the insulating spacer; and

a landing pad electrically connected to the buried contact, the landing pad vertically overlapping one of the bit line structures on the insulation capping pattern and the barrier conductive layer and contacting an uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern,

wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is coplanar with an uppermost surface of the barrier conductive layer.

2 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the landing pad contacts the uppermost surface of the barrier conductive layer.

3 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern and the uppermost surface of the barrier conductive layer define a flat surface.

4 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is at a vertical level higher than a vertical level of an uppermost surface of the insulating spacer.

5 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 4 ,

wherein the landing pad is in a cavity defined by the barrier conductive layer, and

wherein the landing pad does not contact the insulating spacer.

6 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the upper surface of the insulating spacer vertically overlaps the landing pad and is surrounded by the barrier conductive layer.

7 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a node separation pattern contacting a first side surface of the insulation capping pattern, the node separation pattern contacting the upper surface of the insulating spacer on the first side surface of the insulation capping pattern.

8 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the node separation pattern is in contact with the landing pad and the barrier conductive layer.

9 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a vertical level of a lowermost surface of the node separation pattern is lower than a vertical level of an uppermost surface of the insulating spacer.

10 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insulating spacer includes:

an inside spacer contacting each of the bit line structures; and

an outside spacer between the inside spacer and the barrier conductive layer.

11 . An integrated circuit device, comprising:

a substrate including a cell area and a core/periphery area;

bit line structures on the cell area, each of the bit line structures including a bit line and an insulation capping pattern on the bit line;

an insulating spacer on each sidewall of the bit line structures;

a buried contact between the bit line structures;

a barrier conductive layer on side surfaces of the insulation capping pattern, an upper surface of the insulating spacer, and side surfaces of the insulating spacer;

a landing pad electrically connected to the buried contact, the landing pad vertically overlapping one of the bit line structures on the insulation capping pattern and the barrier conductive layer and contacting an uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern; and

a core structure on the core/periphery area, the core structure including a barrier metal layer on sidewalls thereof,

wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is coplanar with an uppermost surface of the barrier conductive layer, and

wherein an uppermost surface of the core structure is coplanar with the uppermost surface of the barrier metal layer.

12 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein, on an interface surface between the cell area and the core/periphery area, the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is coplanar with the uppermost surface of the core structure.

13 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein, in the cell area, an uppermost surface of the landing pad is coplanar with an uppermost surface of a conductive material layer including an identical material to a material of the landing pad in the core/periphery area.

14 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the landing pad does not contact the insulating spacer.

15 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 11 ,

wherein the cell area includes an active area defined by a device isolation area, and

wherein the buried contact is connected to the active area.

16 . An integrated circuit device, comprising:

a substrate having an active area defined by a device isolation area;

a pair of bit line structures on the substrate, each bit line structure of the pair of bit line structures including a bit line and an insulation capping pattem on the bit line;

an insulating spacer on sidewalls of each of the pair of bit line structures;

a buried contact between the pair of bit line structures, the buried contact being connected to the active area;

a barrier conductive layer on side surfaces of the insulation capping pattern, an upper surface of the insulating spacer, and side surfaces of the insulating spacer;

a landing pad electrically connected to the buried contact, the landing pad vertically overlapping a first of the pair of bit line structures on the insulation capping pattern and the barrier conductive layer and contacting an uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern;

a node separation pattern contacting a first side surface of the insulation capping pattern of a second of the pair of bit line structures, the node separation pattern contacting the upper surface of the insulating spacer on the first side surface of the insulation capping pattern; and

a capacitor structure on an upper surface of the landing pad, the capacitor structure including a capacitor lower electrode electrically connected to the landing pad

wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is coplanar with an uppermost surface of the barrier conductive layer.

17 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:

the node separation pattern is in contact with the landing pad and the barrier conductive layer, and

a vertical level of a lowermost surface of the node separation pattern is lower than a vertical level of an uppermost surface of the insulating spacer.

18 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16 ,

wherein the uppermost surface of the insulation capping pattern is at a vertical level higher than a vertical level of an uppermost surface of the insulating spacer.

19 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:

the upper surface of the insulating spacer vertically overlapping the landing pad is surrounded by the barrier conductive layer, and

the upper surface of the insulating spacer not vertically overlapping the landing pad is surrounded by the node separation pattern.

20 . The integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:

the insulating spacer includes spacer layers, and

an outermost surface of each of the spacer layers is in contact with the barrier conductive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2023
From: MYUNG, MISO; KIM, KEUNNAM; KIM, EUNA; KIM, HUIJUNG; LEE, SANGHO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062638/0436 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0019098 · Feb 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230262962A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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