A semiconductor device with an epitaxially grown titanium silicide layer having
a phase of C49 and a method for fabricating the same. The titanium silicide layer
has a predetermined interfacial energy that does not transform the phase of the
titanium layer, and thus, occurrences of agglomeration of the titanium layer and
a grooving phenomenon can be prevented. The semiconductor device includes: a silicon
layer; an insulation layer formed on the silicon layer, wherein a partial portion
of the insulation layer is opened to form a contact hole exposing a partial portion
of the silicon layer. An epitaxially grown titanium silicide layer having a phase
of C49 and is formed on the exposed silicon substrate disposed within the contact
hole; and a metal layer is formed on an upper surface of the titanium silicide layer.