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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2013.01); H01L 29/401 (2013.01); H01L 29/41775 (2013.01); H01L 29/4238 (2013.01); H01L 29/41783 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprising an active region, and a gate having side portions and a middle portion, whereby the middle portion is arranged between the side portions. The side portions and the middle portion of the gate may be arranged over the active region. The middle portion may be horizontally wider than the side portions. A first gate contact may be arranged over the middle portion.