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.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a device isolation pattern defining first and second active sections, a first storage node pad on the first active section, a second storage node pad on the second active section, a word line extending across the first active section, a word-line capping pattern on the word line, a bit line crossing over the word line, a storage node contact on one side of the bit line and adjacent to the first storage node pad, and a pad separation pattern between the first and second storage node pads, wherein the storage node contact includes a contact metal pattern, and a contact diffusion barrier pattern surrounding a sidewall and a bottom surface of the contact metal pattern, wherein a bottom surface of the contact diffusion barrier pattern is rounded, and wherein the pad separation pattern contacts a top surface and a sidewall of the word-line capping pattern.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor memory device comprising a device isolation pattern in a substrate and defining first and second active sections spaced apart from each other, wherein a center of the first active section is adjacent to an end of the second active section, a bit line that crosses over the center of the first active section, a bit-line contact between the bit line and the first active section, and a first storage node pad on the end of the second active section. The first storage node pad includes a first pad sidewall and a second pad sidewall. The first pad sidewall is adjacent to the bit-line contact. The second pad sidewall is opposite to the first pad sidewall. When viewed in plan, the second pad sidewall is convex in a direction away from the bit-line contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a device isolation pattern on a substrate and defining a first active section, a first storage node pad on the first active section, a word line in the substrate and extending across the first active section, a bit line on the first storage node pad and crossing over the word line, a storage node contact on one side of the bit line and adjacent to the first storage node pad, and an ohmic layer between the storage node contact and the first storage node pad. A bottom surface of the ohmic layer is rounded.

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.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and their fabrication methods. The semiconductor device comprises a lower substrate, a lower dielectric structure on the lower substrate, a memory cell structure between the lower substrate and the lower dielectric structure, a lower bonding pad in the lower dielectric structure, an upper dielectric structure on the lower dielectric structure, an upper substrate on the upper dielectric structure, a transistor between the upper substrate and the upper dielectric structure, and an upper bonding pad in the upper dielectric structure. A top surface of the lower bonding pad is in contact with a bottom surface of the upper bonding pad. The lower bonding pad and the upper bonding pad overlap the memory cell structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer defining first and second active regions, a buried contact connected to the second active region, and first and second bit line structures disposed on the first and second active regions. Each of the first and second bit line structures comprises a bit line contact part and a bit line pass part. The bit line contact part is electrically connected to the first active region. The bit line pass part is disposed on the device isolation layer. A height of a lowest part of the buried contact is smaller than a height of a lowest part of the bit line pass part. The height of the lowest part of the buried contact is greater than a height of a lowest part of the bit line contact part. A lower end of the bit line pass part is buried in the second active region.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor memory device comprising a device isolation pattern in a substrate and defining first and second active sections spaced apart from each other, wherein a center of the first active section is adjacent to an end of the second active section, a bit line that crosses over the center of the first active section, a bit-line contact between the bit line and the first active section, and a first storage node pad on the end of the second active section. The first storage node pad includes a first pad sidewall and a second pad sidewall. The first pad sidewall is adjacent to the bit-line contact. The second pad sidewall is opposite to the first pad sidewall. When viewed in plan, the second pad sidewall is convex in a direction away from the bit-line contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a device isolation pattern on a substrate and defining a first active section, a first storage node pad on the first active section, a word line in the substrate and extending across the first active section, a bit line on the first storage node pad and crossing over the word line, a storage node contact on one side of the bit line and adjacent to the first storage node pad, and an ohmic layer between the storage node contact and the first storage node pad. A bottom surface of the ohmic layer is rounded.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell region, a peripheral region, and a boundary region therebetween, a cell device isolation pattern on the cell region of the substrate to define cell active patterns, a peripheral device isolation pattern on the peripheral region of the substrate to define peripheral active patterns, and an insulating isolation pattern on the boundary region of the substrate, the insulating isolation pattern being between the cell active patterns and the peripheral active patterns, wherein a bottom surface of the insulating isolation pattern includes a first edge adjacent to a side surface of a corresponding one of the cell active patterns, and a second edge adjacent to a side surface of a corresponding one of the peripheral active patterns, the first edge being at a height lower than the second edge, when measured from a bottom surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell region, a boundary region, a peripheral region sequentially arranged in a first direction, an active pattern extending in the cell region in a second direction forming a first acute angle with respect to the first direction, and a boundary pattern in the cell region and directly adjacent to the boundary region. The boundary pattern includes a first side surface extending in the second direction and a first boundary surface extending in a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, from the first side surface, and the first boundary surface defines a boundary between the cell region and the boundary region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell region, a peripheral region, and a boundary region therebetween, a cell device isolation pattern on the cell region of the substrate to define cell active patterns, a peripheral device isolation pattern on the peripheral region of the substrate to define peripheral active patterns, and an insulating isolation pattern on the boundary region of the substrate, the insulating isolation pattern being between the cell active patterns and the peripheral active patterns, wherein a bottom surface of the insulating isolation pattern includes a first edge adjacent to a side surface of a corresponding one of the cell active patterns, and a second edge adjacent to a side surface of a corresponding one of the peripheral active patterns, the first edge being at a height lower than the second edge, when measured from a bottom surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer defining first and second active regions, a buried contact connected to the second active region, and first and second bit line structures disposed on the first and second active regions. Each of the first and second bit line structures comprises a bit line contact part and a bit line pass part. The bit line contact part is electrically connected to the first active region. The bit line pass part is disposed on the device isolation layer. A height of a lowest part of the buried contact is smaller than a height of a lowest part of the bit line pass part. The height of the lowest part of the buried contact is greater than a height of a lowest part of the bit line contact part. A lower end of the bit line pass part is buried in the second active region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer defining first and second active regions, a buried contact connected to the second active region, and first and second bit line structures disposed on the first and second active regions. Each of the first and second bit line structures comprises a bit line contact part and a bit line pass part. The bit line contact part is electrically connected to the first active region. The bit line pass part is disposed on the device isolation layer. A height of a lowest part of the buried contact is smaller than a height of a lowest part of the bit line pass part. The height of the lowest part of the buried contact is greater than a height of a lowest part of the bit line contact part. A lower end of the bit line pass part is buried in the second active region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active pattern, a cell region on the substrate and having a cell circuit, and a core region on the substrate having a peripheral circuit. In plan view, the active pattern on the core region includes a plurality of corners. Each of the corners has a rounding index that is equal to or less than about 15 nm. The rounding index is a distance between a respective tip of each of the corners and a right-angled corner.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell region, a boundary region, a peripheral region sequentially arranged in a first direction, an active pattern extending in the cell region in a second direction forming a first acute angle with respect to the first direction, and a boundary pattern in the cell region and directly adjacent to the boundary region. The boundary pattern includes a first side surface extending in the second direction and a first boundary surface extending in a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, from the first side surface, and the first boundary surface defines a boundary between the cell region and the boundary region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active pattern, a cell region on the substrate and having a cell circuit, and a core region on the substrate having a peripheral circuit. In plan view, the active pattern on the core region includes a plurality of corners. Each of the corners has a rounding index that is equal to or less than about 15 nm. The rounding index is a distance between a respective tip of each of the corners and a right-angled corner.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer defining first and second active regions, a buried contact connected to the second active region, and first and second bit line structures disposed on the first and second active regions. Each of the first and second bit line structures comprises a bit line contact part and a bit line pass part. The bit line contact part is electrically connected to the first active region. The bit line pass part is disposed on the device isolation layer. A height of a lowest part of the buried contact is smaller than a height of a lowest part of the bit line pass part. The height of the lowest part of the buried contact is greater than a height of a lowest part of the bit line contact part. A lower end of the bit line pass part is buried in the second active region.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a first and a second parallel field regions in a substrate, the parallel field regions are extended in a first direction, forming a first and a second gate capping layer in a first and a second gate trench formed in the substrate respectively, removing the gate capping layers partially so that a first landing pad hole is expanded to overlap the gate capping layers buried in the substrate partially, forming a landing pad material layer in the first space, and forming a bit line contact landing pad by planarizing the landing pad material layer to the level of top surfaces of the capping layers.

Abstract: According to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, a first mask pattern is used to etch first device isolation layers and active lines or form grooves, in which word lines will be provided. Thereafter, the active lines are etched in a self-alignment manner by using the first mask pattern as an etch mask. As a result, it is possible to suppress mask misalignment from occurring.