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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Albert M. Young, Fishkill, NY (US);
Albert M. Chu, Nashua, NH (US);
Junli Wang, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H10D 84/01 (2026.01); H10D 88/00 (2026.01); H10W 20/20 (2026.01); H10W 20/41 (2026.01); H10W 20/42 (2026.01); H10W 90/00 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H10D 84/0167 (2025.01); H10D 84/0186 (2025.01); H10D 88/00 (2025.01); H10W 20/20 (2026.01); H10W 20/42 (2026.01); H10W 20/427 (2026.01); H10W 90/00 (2026.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure including a reliable power rail in stacked field effect transistor technology with unequal device footprints is provided that mitigates, and in some cases even eliminates, shorting risks that are typically associated using long bars in advanced logic applications.