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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

May. 26, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Yuan-Cheng Yang, Tainan, TW;

Yun-Chi Wu, Tainan, TW;

Shih-Jung Tu, Tainan, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7817 (2013.01); H01L 29/0653 (2013.01); H01L 29/42376 (2013.01); H01L 29/66704 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a source region and a drain region arranged over and/or within a substrate. Further, a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is arranged within the substrate and between the source and drain regions. A gate electrode is arranged over the substrate, over the STI structure, and between the source and drain regions. A portion of the gate electrode extends into the STI structure such that a bottommost surface of the portion of the gate electrode is arranged between a topmost surface of the STI structure and a bottommost surface of the STI structure.


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