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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Praveen Joseph, Albany, NY (US);
Indira Seshadri, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ekmini A. De Silva, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Stuart A. Sieg, Albany, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin that extends from a first source/drain to an opposing second source/drain. The semiconductor fin includes a channel region between the first and second source/drains. The semiconductor device further includes a spacer having an upper surface having the second source/drain formed thereon, and a gate structure a gate structure wrapping around the channel region. The gate structure includes a tapered portion that contacts the spacer.