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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Hong Yu, Rexford, NY (US);
Xinyuan Dou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hui Zhan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Zhenyu Hu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to forming single diffusion break (SDB) and end isolation regions in an integrated circuit (IC) structure, and resulting structures. An IC structure according to the disclosure includes: a plurality of fins positioned on a substrate; a plurality of gate structures each positioned on the plurality of fins and extending transversely across the plurality of fins; an insulator region positioned on and extending transversely across the plurality of fins between a pair of the plurality of gate structures; at least one single diffusion break (SDB) region positioned within the insulator region and one of the plurality of fins, the at least one SDB extending from an upper surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the insulator region; and an end isolation region positioned laterally adjacent to a lateral end of one of the plurality of gate structures.