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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Mahbub Rashed, Cupertino, CA (US);
Juhan Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yunfei Deng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jongwook Kye, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Suresh Venkatesan, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/8244 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel method and structure for forming finFET structures that comprise standard cells. An H-shaped cut mask is used to reduce the number of fins that need to be removed, hence increasing the fin efficiency.