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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Sagarika Mukesh, Albany, NY (US);
Nikhil Jain, Albany, NY (US);
Devika Sarkar Grant, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kisik Choi, Watervliet, NY (US);
Prabudhya Roy Chowdhury, Albany, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to the embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a first source/drain and a second source/drain. A first source/drain contact includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first source/drain contact is located directly atop the first source/drain. The second portion of the first source/drain contact extends vertically past the first source/drain. The first source/drain is in direct contact with three different sides of a first section of the second portion of the first source/drain contact.