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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Su Chen Fan, Cohoes, NY (US);
Andre P. Labonte, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Lars W. Liebmann, Poughquag, NY (US);
Sanjay C. Mehta, Niskayuna, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A gate tie-down structure includes a gate structure including a gate conductor and gate spacers and inner spacers formed on the gate spacers. Trench contacts are formed on sides of the gate structure. An interlevel dielectric (ILD) has a thickness formed over the gate structure. A horizontal connection is formed within the thickness of the ILD over an active area connecting the gate conductor and one of the trench contacts over one of the inner spacers.