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Patent No.:

US 12604716 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2022

Interconnect with two-dimensional free zero line end enclosure

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Albert M. Chu, Nashua, NH (US);

Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Wynantskill, NY (US);

Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Huai Huang, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

CANTOR COLBURN LLP

Samuel Waldbaum

Primary Examiner:

Tu-Tu V Ho

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76897 (2013.01); H01L 23/5227 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include providing interconnects with two-dimensional free zero line end enclosure. A first metal line is formed. A second metal line is connected by a via to the first metal line, the first metal line having a first end with a zero line extension in relation to the via in a first dimension, the second metal line having another first end with a zero line extension in relation to the via in a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension.

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Xie, Ruilong. (2026). Interconnect with two-dimensional free zero line end enclosure (U.S. Patent No. 12604716). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12604716

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