Patent attributes
A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same include a gate electrode formed over the silicon substrate, the gate electrode including low-concentration conductive impurity regions, a high-concentration conductive impurity region formed between the low-concentration conductive impurity regions and a first silicide layer formed over the high-concentration conductive impurity region, and contact electrodes including a first contact electrode connected electrically to the gate electrode and a second contact electrode connected electrically to source/drain regions. The first contact electrode contacts the uppermost surface of the gate electrode and a sidewall of the gate electrode. The gate electrode can be easily connected to the contact electrode, the high-concentration region can be disposed only on the channel region, making it possible to maximize overall performance of the semiconductor device.