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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Manasa Medikonda, Albany, NY (US);
Tao Li, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure that includes a metal level, a via located directly on top of a first portion of the metal level, wherein the via is tapered such that a smaller critical dimension is located at a top portion of the via and a larger critical dimension is located at a bottom portion of the via, and the bottom portion of the via is located adjacent the metal level, a dielectric cap located on top of a second portion of the metal level on which the via is not located directly thereon, and a next metal level that is located directly on the top portion of the via.
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