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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2019
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael V Aquilino, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Daniel Jaeger, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Man Gu, Malta, NY (US);
Bradley Morgenfeld, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Haiting Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kavya Sree Duggimpudi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Wang Zheng, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device is provided, which includes an array of active regions, gate stacks and substantially uniform epitaxial structures. The gate stacks of the array include a first gate stack and a second gate stack over an active region. An active pillar between the first gate stack and the second gate stack, and the active pillar separating two substantially uniform epitaxial structures. A contact structure over the active pillar, positioned equidistant from the first gate stack and the second gate stack.