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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jhon Jhy Liaw, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A device structure includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed on the substrate and elongated in an X direction, a gate structure formed on the fin structure and elongated in a Y direction transverse to the X direction to terminate at two opposite ends, at least one dielectric portion connected to at least one of the two opposite ends of the gate structure, and having two sides that are opposite to each other in the X direction, and a pair of gate spacers which are spaced apart from each other in the X direction and are respectively disposed on two lateral sides of the gate structure, and which are elongated in the Y direction to cover the two sides of the dielectric portion, respectively. A method for manufacturing the device structure is also disclosed.