Integrated circuit devices are fabricated by fabricating a conductive line
on an insulating layer on an integrated circuit substrate. The conductive
line includes a bottom adjacent the insulating layer, a top remote from
the insulating layer and first and second sidewalls therebetween. An
insulating spacer is formed to extend along the first and second
sidewalls and to also extend along at least a portion of the bottom
between the conductive line and the insulating layer. By providing an
insulating spacer beneath at least a portion of the conductive line,
insulation reliability may be improved even as the spacer may become
narrower and/or the contact area may be enlarged.