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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Victor Chiang Liang, Hsinchu, TW;
Fu-Huan Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Fang-Ting Kuo, Zhubei, TW;
Meng-Chang Ho, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Lin Wei, Taichung, TW;
Chi-Feng Huang, Zhubei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a channel region. The semiconductor device further includes an isolation feature in the substrate. The isolation feature includes a first portion in the substrate, and a second portion extending along a top surface of the substrate. The second portion partially covers the channel region. The semiconductor device further includes a gate structure over the substrate, wherein the gate structure partially covers the second portion of the isolation feature.