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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Steven Langdon, Dresden, DE;
Stefan Flachowsky, Dresden, DE;
Thilo Scheiper, Dresden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/45 (2006.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device that includes a semiconducting substrate and a work-function adjusting layer positioned at least partially in the semiconducting substrate, the work-function adjusting layer having a middle section, opposing ends and an end region located proximate each of said opposing ends and a gate electrode positioned above the work-function adjusting layer. Each of the end regions has a maximum thickness that is at least 25% greater than an average thickness of the middle section of the work-function adjusting layer.