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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Heng Yang, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Ahmed Hassan, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Daniel Dechene, Watervliet, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76 (2006.01); H01L 21/033 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/0337 (2013.01); H01L 21/76816 (2013.01); H01L 21/76837 (2013.01); H01L 21/76885 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single critical mask process flow and associated structure eliminate the formation of narrow polysilicon defects at the ends of polysilicon gate arrays, and obviate the need to implement complicated ground rules and post-design fill methods to avoid generation of the defects.