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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Fen Chen, Williston, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Alvin W. Strong, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Inventors:
Fen Chen, Williston, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Alvin W. Strong, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a first layer within a semiconductor chip having active structures electrically connected to other active structures and having electrically isolated first inactive structures. A second layer within the semiconductor chip is physically connected to the first layer. The second layer comprises an insulator and has second inactive structures. The first inactive structures are physically aligned with the second inactive structures.