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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Kuo-Yu Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Shang-Fu Yeh, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Ping Chao, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chih-Lin Lee, Miaoli County, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0274 (2013.01); H01L 27/0251 (2013.01); H01L 27/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
Circuits and methods for protecting a device are provided. A first device to be protected includes a gate dielectric of a first thickness. A second device includes a gate dielectric of a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. A gate is shared by the first device and the second device.