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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chin-Hsiung Hsu, Guyanyin Township, TW;
Huang-Yu Chen, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Tsong-Hua Ou, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Hao Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method includes: providing a first layout of a first layer over a substrate, the first layer having at least one metal pattern, and generating a second layout by placing a cut mask at a first position relative to the substrate to remove material from a first region of the at least one metal pattern to provide a first metal pattern and placing the cut mask at a second position relative to the first layer over the substrate to remove material from a second region of the at least one metal pattern to provide a second metal pattern.