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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Andrew Greene, Albany, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Schenectady, NY (US);
Laertis Economikos, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Schenectady, NY (US);
Chanro Park, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hui Zang, Guilderland, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes one or more fins extending from a substrate, the one or more fins having source/drain epitaxial grown material (S/D epitaxy) thereon that merges one or more fins, a gate formed over the one or more fins, the gate including high k metal gate disposed between gate spacers and a metal liner over the S/D epitaxy and sides of the gate spacers. The gate includes a self-aligned contact cap over the HKMG and the metal liner.