Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a fin-shaped active region protruding from a substrate;
a gate insulating layer on the substrate; and
a gate electrode structure that extends along three sides of the fin-shaped active region, on the gate insulating layer,wherein the gate electrode structure comprises a lower conductive layer and an upper conductive layer sequentially stacked on the gate insulating layer and a silicon oxide layer between the lower conductive layer and the upper conductive layer, and the lower conductive layer comprises a barrier metal layer,wherein the silicon oxide layer extends along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the upper conductive layer, andwherein the three sides of the fin-shaped active region comprise top, right, and left sides of the fin-shaped active region.
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Semiconductor device having less defects in a gate insulating film and improved reliability and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a gate insulating film on a substrate and a gate electrode structure on the gate insulating film. The gate electrode structure may include a lower conductive film, a silicon oxide film, and an upper conductive film sequentially stacked on the gate insulating film. The lower conductive film may include a barrier metal layer.
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19 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a fin-shaped active region protruding from a substrate; a gate insulating layer on the substrate; and a gate electrode structure that extends along three sides of the fin-shaped active region, on the gate insulating layer, wherein the gate electrode structure comprises a lower conductive layer and an upper conductive layer sequentially stacked on the gate insulating layer and a silicon oxide layer between the lower conductive layer and the upper conductive layer, and the lower conductive layer comprises a barrier metal layer, wherein the silicon oxide layer extends along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the upper conductive layer, and wherein the three sides of the fin-shaped active region comprise top, right, and left sides of the fin-shaped active region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first region and a second region;
a first fin-shaped active region protruding from the first region of the substrate; a second fin-shaped active region protruding from the second region of the substrate;
a first gate insulating layer on the first fin-shaped active region;a first gate electrode structure that extends along three sides of the first fin-shaped active region, on the first gate insulating layer, the first gate electrode structure comprising a first lower conductive layer, a first silicon oxide layer and a first upper conductive layer sequentially stacked on the first gate insulating layer, and the first lower conductive layer comprising a first barrier metal layer; a second gate insulating layer on the second fin-shaped active region; and a second gate electrode structure that extends along three sides of the second fin-shaped active region, on the second gate insulating layer, the second gate electrode structure comprising a second lower conductive layer and a second upper conductive layer sequentially stacked on the second gate insulating layer, wherein the first silicon oxide layer extends along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the first upper conductive layer, wherein the three sides of the first fin-shaped active region comprise top, right, and left sides of the first fin-shaped active region, and wherein the three sides of the second fin-shaped active region comprise top, right, and left sides of the second fin-shaped active region. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a substrate comprising a first region and a second region;
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16. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a fin-shaped active region protruding from a substrate; an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, the interlayer insulating layer comprising a trench that crosses the fin-shaped active region; a gate insulating layer extending along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the trench; and a gate electrode structure that extends along three sides of the fin-shaped active region on the gate insulating layer in the trench, wherein the gate electrode structure comprises an insertion insulating layer that is spaced apart from the gate insulating layer and is on the sidewall and the bottom surface of the trench, wherein the insertion insulating layer comprises an oxide, oxynitride or nitride of a semiconductor material, and wherein the three sides of the fin-shaped active region comprise top, right, and left sides of the fin-shaped active region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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