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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Chen-hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-nan Yeh, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Chih-hsiang Yao, Taipei, TW;
Wen-kai Wan, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jye-yen Cheng, Taichung, TW;
Chen-Hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Nan Yeh, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Chih-Hsiang Yao, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Kai Wan, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jye-Yen Cheng, Taichung, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a metallization layer over the semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric layer between the semiconductor substrate and the metallization layer; a second dielectric layer between the semiconductor substrate and the metallization layer, wherein the second dielectric layer is over the first dielectric layer; and a contact plug with an upper portion substantially in the second dielectric layer and a lower portion substantially in the first dielectric layer. The contact plug is electrically connected to a metal line in the metallization layer. The contact plug is discontinuous at an interface between the upper portion and the lower portion.