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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Guillaume Bouche, Brussels, BE;
Lars W. Liebmann, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 23/538 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2013.01); H01L 21/28123 (2013.01); H01L 23/538 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to interrupted small block shape structures (e.g., cut metal lines forming cell boundaries) and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a plurality of wiring lines with cuts that form a cell boundary; and at least one wiring line extending beyond the cell boundary and which is continuous from cell to cell.