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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Schenectady, NY (US);
Keith H. Tabakman, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Patrick D. Carpenter, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Guillaume Bouche, Albany, NY (US);
Michael V. Aquilino, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure relates to an integrated circuit structure. The integrated circuit structure may include: a contact line being disposed within a dielectric layer and providing electrical connection to source/drain epitaxial regions surrounding a set of fins, the contact line including: a first portion of the contact line electrically isolated from a second portion of the contact line by a contact line spacer, wherein the first portion and the second portion each include a liner layer and a metal, the liner layer separating the metal from the dielectric layer and the source/drain epitaxial regions, and wherein the metal is directly in contact with the contact line spacer.