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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Chu Liu, Shin-Chu, TW;
Shiao-Chian Yeh, Kaohsiung, TW;
Hong-Jang Wu, Pingtung County, TW;
Kuei-Shun Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a device includes a first gate structure segment and a collinear second gate structure segment, as well as a third gate structure segment and a collinear fourth gate structure segment. An interconnection extends from the first gate structure segment to the fourth gate structure segment. The interconnection is disposed above the first gate structure segment and the fourth gate structure segment. The interconnection may be formed on or co-planar with a contact layer of the semiconductor device.