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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lars W. Liebmann, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Balasubramanian Pranatharthi Haran, Watervliet, NY (US);
Veeraraghavan Basker, Schenectady, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
One illustrative transistor device disclosed herein includes a gate structure positioned above at least an active region, wherein the gate structure has an axial length in a direction corresponding to a gate width direction of the transistor device. In this example, a first portion of the axial length of the gate structure has a first upper surface and a second portion of the axial length of the gate structure has a second upper surface, wherein the first upper surface is positioned at a level that is above a level of the second upper surface. The device also includes a gate contact structure that contacts the first upper surface of the gate structure.