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Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2022
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

David Wolpert, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Leon Sigal, Monsey, NY (US);

Bharat Biyani, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/528 (2006.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5286 (2013.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and structures for shared (dual) sources for a single device in semiconductor devices such as very-large-scale integration (VLSI) devices. The shared-source improves or increases a current that passes through the device (e.g., to a drain region associated with the shared-source), which in turn increases a performance of the device. Example improvements may include a delay improvement of the device and associated logic paths and/or a power improvement for the device. The method includes operations for design improvements during a design process by implementing shared-sources in a semiconductor device design.


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