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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Vimal Kamineni, Albany, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mark Raymond, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76897 (2013.01); H01L 21/28506 (2013.01); H01L 21/823821 (2013.01); H01L 29/41791 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods comprising forming a cobalt formation on an active feature of a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device comprises an inactive feature above the cobalt formation; forming a cap on the cobalt formation; removing at least a portion of the inactive feature, wherein the cobalt formation is substantially not removed; forming a dielectric material above the cap; and forming a first contact to the cobalt formation. Systems configured to implement the methods. Semiconductor devices produced by the methods.