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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward O. Travis, Austin, TX (US);
Sejal N. Chheda, Austin, TX (US);
Ruiqi Tian, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/3544 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/3544 ;
Abstract
A method for forming an integrated circuit device having dummy features and the resulting structure are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a first active feature separated from a substantially smaller second active feature by a dummy-available region void of active features. Within the dummy-available region and in close proximity to the second active feature exists a dummy feature.