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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Koichi Motoyama, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nicholas Alexander Polomoff, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Leon Sigal, Monsey, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein include semiconductor structures that may include a first field-effect transistor (FET) comprising a first source/drain (S/D), a second FET comprising a second S/D squarely above the first S/D, and a shared S/D contact. The shared S/D may include a recessed portion between the first S/D and the second S/D, a side portion above the recessed portion, and a top portion above the second S/D. The side portion may contact a lateral side of the second S/D.