Semiconductor devices are provided on a substrate having a cell array
region and a peripheral circuit region. A first device isolation layer
defines a cell active region in the cell array region and a second device
isolation layer having first and second sidewalls defines a peripheral
active region in the peripheral circuit region. A cell gate pattern that
includes a plurality of conductive layers crosses over the cell active
region, and a peripheral gate pattern that includes a plurality of
conductive layers crosses over the peripheral active region. A lowermost
layer of the peripheral gate pattern has first and second sidewalls that
are aligned with respective of either the first and second sidewalls of
the second device isolation layer or a vertical extension of the first
and second sidewalls of the second device isolation layer. Further, the
lowest layer of the cell gate pattern and the lowest layer of the
peripheral gate pattern comprise different conductive layers.