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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
You Che Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Ming Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsin-Chi Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsun-Ying Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a first transistor comprising a first gate structure over a first active region in a substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a second active region in the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a first butted contact. The butted contact includes a first portion extending in a first direction and overlapping the second active region, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction, different from the first direction, wherein the second portion directly contacts the first gate structure.