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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Tung-Heng Hsieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Ting-Wei Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-Te Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Chun Tien, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a first gate electrode structure extending in a first direction and having a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The integrated circuit further includes a second gate electrode structure extending in the first direction and separated in a second direction from the first gate electrode structure. The integrated circuit further includes a conductive feature. The conductive feature includes a first section electrically connected to the second portion, wherein the first section extends in the second direction. The conductive feature further includes a second section electrically connected to the second gate electrode structure, wherein the second section extends in the second direction. The conductive feature further includes a third section electrically connecting the first section and the second section, wherein the third section extends in a third direction angled with respect to both the first direction and the second direction.