METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device may include providing a substrate including cell and peripheral regions, forming a cell gate structure on the cell region, forming a peripheral gate structure on the peripheral region, forming a bit line structure on the cell region, forming a preliminary conductive layer to cover the bit line structure and the peripheral gate structure, and etching the preliminary conductive layer to form a landing pad and peripheral conductive pads. The etching of the preliminary conductive layer may include forming lower and photoresist layers on the preliminary conductive layer, performing a first exposure process on the photoresist layer, performing a second exposure process on the photoresist layer, and etching the preliminary conductive layer using the photoresist and lower layers as an etch mask. The first exposure process may expose a portion of the photoresist layer that is on the cell region to light.