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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Glenn A. Biery, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Michelle L. Steen, Danbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Glenn A. Biery, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Michelle L. Steen, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An advanced gate structure that includes a fully silicided metal gate and silicided source and drain regions in which the fully silicided metal gate has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the silicided source/drain regions is provided. Methods of forming the advanced gate structure are also provided.