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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher M. Prindle, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Emilie Bourjot, Cohoes, NY (US);
Laertis Economikos, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
One illustrative integrated circuit product disclosed herein includes a transistor device comprising a T-shaped gate structure positioned above an active region defined in a semiconducting substrate, the T-shaped portion of the gate structure comprising a relatively wider upper portion and a relatively narrower lower portion, and first and second conductive source/drain structures positioned adjacent opposite sidewalls of the T-shaped gate structure. In this example, the product also includes first and second air gaps positioned adjacent opposite sidewall of the T-shaped gate structure, wherein each of the air gaps is positioned between at least the lower portion of one of the sidewalls of the T-shaped gate structure and the adjacent conductive source/drain structure.