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Samsung patents chip design with new insulation layer between components

Samsung describes a semiconductor device where an isolation pattern is placed between contact structures and on a dummy pattern. This structure sits alongside active patterns, source/drain patterns, and gate electrodes on a substrate. The filing details how these parts are arranged to form the chip's basic circuitry.

Why it mattersThis is a routine improvement in chip manufacturing that helps manage electrical connections between tiny components, which is essential for making smaller and more reliable processors.

In the filing’s own words

A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; active patterns on the substrate; source/drain patterns on the active patterns; a channel pattern on each of the active patterns and between the source/drain patterns; a gate electrode surrounding the channel pattern; contact structures on the source/drain patterns; a dummy pattern between the active patterns; and an isolation pattern between the contact structures and on the dummy pattern.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; active patterns on the substrate; source/drain patterns on the active patterns; a channel pattern on each of the active patterns and between the source/drain patterns; a gate electrode surrounding the channel pattern; contact structures on the source/drain patterns; a dummy pattern between the active patterns; and an isolation pattern between the contact structures and on the dummy pattern.

Facts

Company: Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title: SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ISOLATION PATTERN FORMED BASED ON INSULATING LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Publication number: US20260293280A1
Application number: 19691980
Filed: May 29, 2026
Published: Sep 24, 2026
Inventors: 4
Claims: 20

Classified under

H10D 84/038 Electricity & electronicsH10D 84/0151 Electricity & electronicsH10D 84/83 Electricity & electronics

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