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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Ying Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Lee-Chung Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Chun Tien, Hsinchu, TW;
Ta-Pen Guo, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An IC device includes a first active area extending away from a first endpoint in a first direction, a second active area extending away from a second endpoint in the first direction, a third active area positioned between the first and second active areas, and a gate structure perpendicular to the first through third active areas. The gate structure overlies each of the first and second endpoints and the third active area, and the third active area extends away from the gate structure in a second direction opposite the first direction.