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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tsung-Lin Wu, Taichung, TW;
Tung-Heng Hsieh, Zhudong Town, TW;
Jiun-Ming Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Min-Hsiung Chiang, New Taipei, TW;
Che-Yuan Che, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A device includes an active region in a semiconductor substrate, a gate strip over and crossing the active region, and a jog over the active region and connected to the gate strip to form a continuous region. The jog is on a side of the gate strip. A first contact plug is at a same level as the gate strip, wherein the first contact plug is on the side of the gate strip. A second contact plug is over the jog and the first contact plug. The second contact plug electrically interconnects the first contact plug and the jog.