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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2005
Andrew Marshall, Dallas, TX (US);
Tito Gelsomini, Plano, TX (US);
Harvey Edd Davis, Trenton, TX (US);
Andrew Marshall, Dallas, TX (US);
Tito Gelsomini, Plano, TX (US);
Harvey Edd Davis, Trenton, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a transistor device, a transistor device, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. In one aspect, the method of manufacturing a transistor device includes providing a gate structure () over a substrate (). An insulating layer () is formed over the gate structure (), and openings () to the substrate () are formed therein, thereby removing a portion of the gate structure (). The openings () are filled with a conductor (), thereby forming an interconnect ().