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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Christopher J. Waskiewicz, Rexford, NY (US);
Su Chen Fan, Cohoes, NY (US);
Hari Prasad Amanapu, Guilderland, NY (US);
Hemanth Jagannathan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor includes a semiconductor substrate having a bottom source/drain region and a vertical semiconductor fin having a bottom end that contacts the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a top source/drain region on a top end of the vertical semiconductor. The top source/drain region is separated from the semiconductor substrate by the vertical semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device further includes an electrically conductive cap on an outer surface of the top source/drain region.