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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Dmytro Chumakov, Dresden, DE;
Tino Hertzsch, Bobritzsch, DE;
Inventors:
Dmytro Chumakov, Dresden, DE;
Tino Hertzsch, Bobritzsch, DE;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/4763 (2006.01); H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/461 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Vertical contact structures, such as contact elements connected to semiconductor-based contact regions in device areas comprising densely-spaced gate electrode structures, are formed for given lithography and patterning capabilities by incorporating at least one additional dielectric layer of superior tapering behavior into the dielectric material system.