Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active pattern including a first edge portion and a second edge portion, which are spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a first word line between the first edge portion of the first active pattern and the second edge portion of the first active pattern and extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction; a bit line on the first edge portion of the first active pattern and extending in a third direction that crosses the first direction and the second direction; and a storage node contact on the second edge portion of the first active pattern, wherein a top surface of the first edge portion is at a level higher than a top surface of the second edge portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate comprising an element isolation layer, a bit line that extends on the substrate in a first direction, a cell buffer insulating layer between the bit line and the substrate and comprising an upper cell buffer insulating layer and a lower cell buffer insulating layer, a lower storage contact disposed on a plurality of sides of the bit line and comprising a semiconductor epitaxial pattern, a storage pad on the lower storage contact and connected to the lower storage contact and an information storage unit on the storage pad and connected to the storage pad, wherein the upper cell buffer insulating layer is between the lower cell buffer insulating layer and the bit line, and each of the lower cell buffer insulating layer and the upper cell buffer insulating layer comprises an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite to each other.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first active pattern and a second active pattern each extending along a first direction and arranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction each of the first and second active patterns including a central part, a first edge part, and a second edge part, a storage node pad on the first edge part of the first active pattern, and a bit-line node contact on the central part of the first active pattern, wherein a top surface of the bit-line node contact is located at a higher level than a top surface of the storage node pad may be provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a substrate that includes a cell region and a peripheral region, wherein the cell region includes a cell active pattern; a cell gate structure on the cell active pattern; a bit-line structure electrically connected to the cell active pattern; a peripheral gate structure on the peripheral region; a peripheral etch stop layer on the peripheral gate structure; and a cover dielectric layer on the peripheral etch stop layer, wherein the bit-line structure includes: a bit-line conductive layer; a bit-line dielectric layer on the bit-line conductive layer; a cell etch stop layer on the bit-line dielectric layer; and a bit-line capping layer on the cell etch stop layer, wherein the peripheral gate structure includes: a peripheral gate conductive layer; and a peripheral gate capping layer on the peripheral gate conductive layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active patterns extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, each of the first and second active patterns including first and second edge portions spaced apart from each other in the first direction, a first storage node pad and a first storage node contact sequentially provided on the first edge portion of the first active pattern, and a second storage node pad and a second storage node contact sequentially provided on the second edge portion of the second active pattern. Each of the first and second storage node contacts includes a metal material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active patterns extending in a first direction and being adjacent to each other in a second direction, the first and second active patterns, each of which includes first and second edges spaced apart from each other in the first direction, a first storage node pad and a first storage node contact sequentially provided on the first edge of the first active pattern, a second storage node pad and a second storage node contact sequentially provided on the second edge of the second active pattern, and a fence pattern between the first and the second storage node contacts. Bottom and top surfaces of the first storage node contact are located at first and second levels, respectively. In a third direction, a width of the fence pattern at the first level is less than a width of the fence pattern at the second level.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including an active region defined by a device isolation layer, a bit line which is disposed on the substrate and extends in a first direction, a bit line contact which is disposed between the bit line and the substrate and connects the bit line to the active region, a bit line spacer which extends along a sidewall of the bit line, and a bit line contact spacer which extends along a sidewall of the bit line contact and does not extend along the sidewall of the bit line.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a cell active pattern including a first portion and a second portion that are spaced apart from each other; a gate structure between the first portion and the second portion of the cell active pattern; a bit-line contact on the first portion of the cell active pattern; a connection pattern on the second portion of the cell active pattern; and a cell separation pattern in contact with the bit-line contact and the connection pattern, wherein the cell separation pattern includes a first sidewall in contact with the connection pattern and a second sidewall in contact with the bit-line contact, an upper portion of the second sidewall of the cell separation pattern is in contact with the bit-line contact, and a lower portion of the second sidewall of the cell separation pattern is spaced apart from the bit-line contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate; a device isolation layer defining an active portion in the semiconductor substrate; a bit line structure intersecting the active portion on the semiconductor substrate; a first conductive pad between the bit line structure and the active portion; a bit line contact pattern between the first conductive pad and the bit line structure; a first bit line contact spacer covering a first sidewall of the first conductive pad; and a second bit line contact spacer covering a second sidewall of the first conductive pad, wherein the first conductive pad has a flat bottom surface that is in contact with a top surface of the active portion, and a width of the first bit line contact spacer is different from a width of the second bit line contact spacer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region. A device isolation layer is disposed in the substrate between the first region and the second region. The device isolation layer includes a buried dielectric layer in a trench that is recessed from a top surface of the substrate. A first liner layer is between the trench and the buried dielectric layer. A semiconductor layer is disposed on a top surface of the substrate of the first region. A first gate pattern is disposed on the semiconductor layer. A protrusion is disposed on a top surface of the device isolation layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active region and a gate structure crossing the active region. The gate structure may include a gate pattern penetrating an upper portion of the active region in a first direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the substrate, a metal-containing pattern on the gate pattern, and a barrier pattern interposed between the gate pattern and the metal-containing pattern and extended to face opposite side surfaces of the metal-containing pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a peripheral word line disposed on a substrate, a lower dielectric pattern covering the peripheral word line and including a first part that covers a lateral surface of the peripheral word line and a second part that covers a top surface of the peripheral word line, a contact plug on one side of the peripheral word line and penetrating the first and second parts, and a filling pattern in contact with the second part of the lower dielectric pattern and penetrating at least a portion of the second part. The contact plug includes a contact pad disposed on a top surface of the lower dielectric pattern, and a through plug penetrating the first and second parts. The filling pattern surrounds a lateral surface of the contact pad. The first and second parts include the same material.

Abstract: Inventive concepts relate to a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device comprising, a substrate comprising an NMOS region and a PMOS region, a first gate pattern the NMOS region of the substrate, and a second gate pattern disposed on the PMOS region of the substrate. The first gate pattern comprises a first high-k layer, a diffusion mitigation pattern, an N-type work function pattern, and a first gate electrode, which are sequentially stacked on the substrate, the second gate pattern comprises a second high-k layer and a second gate electrode which are sequentially stacked on the substrate, the diffusion mitigation pattern is in contact with the first high-k layer, a stacked structure of the first gate electrode is the same as that of the second gate electrode, and the second gate pattern does not comprise the N-type work function pattern.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device and a semiconductor memory device, the method including providing a substrate that includes a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a mask pattern that covers the cell array region and exposes the peripheral circuit region; growing a semiconductor layer on the peripheral circuit region exposed by the mask pattern such that the semiconductor layer has a different lattice constant from the substrate; forming a buffer layer that covers the cell array region and exposes the semiconductor layer; forming a conductive layer that covers the buffer layer and the semiconductor layer; and patterning the conductive layer to form conductive lines on the cell array region and to form a gate electrode on the peripheral circuit region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate including a first region and a second region, a first gate pattern on the substrate of the first region, and a second gate pattern on the substrate of the second region. The first gate pattern comprises a first high-k dielectric pattern, a first N-type metal-containing pattern, and a first P-type metal-containing pattern that are sequentially stacked. The second gate pattern comprises a second high-k dielectric pattern and a second P-type metal-containing pattern that are sequentially stacked.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region separated from each other along a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. An interface device isolation layer fills an interface trench in an interface region between the first region and the second region and defines a portion of a first active area positioned in the first region and a portion of a second active area positioned in the second region. An insulation pattern extends from the first region to an upper portion of the interface device isolation layer. The insulation pattern covers the first active area and at least a portion of the interface device isolation layer. The insulation pattern defines an undercut area on an upper surface of the interface device isolation layer. A buried pattern substantially fills the undercut region.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, and forming an interlayered insulating layer on the substrate. The method includes forming a preliminary via hole in the interlayered insulating layer. The method includes forming a passivation spacer on an inner side surface of the preliminary via hole. The method includes forming a via hole using the passivation spacer as an etch mask. The method includes forming a conductive via in the via hole. The passivation spacer includes an insulating material different from an insulating material included in the interlayered insulating layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device and a semiconductor memory device, the method including providing a substrate that includes a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a mask pattern that covers the cell array region and exposes the peripheral circuit region; growing a semiconductor layer on the peripheral circuit region exposed by the mask pattern such that the semiconductor layer has a different lattice constant from the substrate; forming a buffer layer that covers the cell array region and exposes the semiconductor layer; forming a conductive layer that covers the buffer layer and the semiconductor layer; and patterning the conductive layer to form conductive lines on the cell array region and to form a gate electrode on the peripheral circuit region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate that includes a cell region and a peripheral circuit region, a cell insulating pattern disposed in the cell region of the substrate that defines a cell active region, and a peripheral insulating pattern disposed in the peripheral circuit region of the substrate that defines a peripheral active region. The peripheral insulating pattern includes a first peripheral insulating pattern having a first width and a second peripheral insulating pattern having a second width greater than the first width. A topmost surface of at least one of the first peripheral insulating pattern and the second peripheral insulating pattern is positioned higher than a topmost surface of the cell insulating pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell region, a core region, and a boundary region between the cell region and the core region, a boundary element isolation layer in the boundary region of the substrate to separate the cell region from the core region, a high-k dielectric layer on at least a part of the boundary element isolation layer and the core region of the substrate, a first work function metal pattern comprising a first extension overlapping the boundary element isolation layer on the high-k dielectric layer, and a second work function metal pattern comprising a second extension overlapping the boundary element isolation layer on the first work function metal pattern, wherein a first length of the first extension is different from a second length of the second extension.