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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2000
Juan A. Chediak, Berkeley, CA (US);
Thomas G. Ference, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Kurt R. Kimmel, Jericho, VT (US);
Alain Loiseau, Williston, VT (US);
Randy W. Mann, Jericho, VT (US);
Jed H. Rankin, Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device having borderless contacts thereby providing a device having a reduced overall size. In particular, the device includes a plurality of shallow trench isolations and a plurality of dielectric isolations thereon to separate the adjoining device components and prevent shorts. Sidewall spacers surrounding and extend slightly above the device gates and dielectric isolations to further prevent shorts. A layer of conductive material atop each gate and diffusion region provides for coplanar contact surfaces. A layer of silicide beneath select regions of the conductive layer enhance electrical conductivity within the device. An internal wireless interconnection to electrically connect diffusion regions of different logic devices within the structure is also provided.